reptile
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It’ll introduce us to two shadowy figures in the industry: Hank Molt and Tommy Crutchfield, whose rivalry over supplying rare species to U.S. zoos changed the reptile world.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
For the first time, scientists could see these structures clearly in an early reptile and reconstruct a complete breathing system in an early amniote.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Not to belabor the reptile references, but Byrne is something of a creative chameleon, moving easily from drama to comedy to horror, film to television to stage and back again.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Ewan Bodenham, 29, named the prehistoric reptile after his former physics teacher David Rhys Jones in Cardigan, Ceredigion.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The terrified reptile, unable to speak, ran up the tree and hid among the fronds, the gift still lodged in its throat.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing reptile
Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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Paleontology: Dinosaurs - Introductory
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