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Reptiles

Any of various cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates of the class Reptilia,that have an external covering of scales or horny plates and breathe by means of lungs.

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giant man-eater crocodile

Animals; Reptiles

A giant 20-foot (6.1-meter) saltwater crocodile caught in the creeks of a remote southern Philippine region following a series of attacks on humans and animals. Weighing over a ton (2,370 pounds or ...

Reptile house

Animals; Reptiles

A building or structure in a public place, esp. at a zoo, where reptiles esp. snakes, turtles, etc. and sometimes amphibians are displayed.

Pterodectyl

Animals; Reptiles

An extinct flying reptile that was about the size of a small bird. Pterodactyls lived during the time of the dinosaurs.

Reptile

Animals; Reptiles

A kind of animal that is cold-blooded, breathes air with lungs, and has skin covered with scales or hard plates.

Worm

Animals; Reptiles

An animal with a soft, long body and usually no limbs. some worms, such as the earthworms, live in soil.

Reptiles

Animals; Reptiles

Members of the class Reptilia comprising the amniotes that are not birds.

Chameleon

Animals; Reptiles

A small lizard that changes colour and appears to blend in with its surroundings and they have large eyes that are able to move separately from each other.

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