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reptile

[rep-tahyl, -til] / ˈrɛp taɪl, -tɪl /


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Officials issued the alert Monday after a man shared with police an image appearing to show the dangerous reptile slithering from the thin branch of a tree onto the roof of a backyard shed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

T. rex was still a scaly, egg-laying reptile, but its 36 C body temperature was much closer to that of a warm-blooded mammal than a modern reptile.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

There were two other sightings of the species in Orange County in January and November of 2018, said Greg Pauly, a reptile expert with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Snake-oil salesmen, reptile traffickers, unidentified flying objects and Robin Hood: These are all part of Zach St. George’s account of the eccentric Australian men who changed how we name earth’s creatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Come down and do battle—bird, reptile, fiend, or whatever kind of villain you are!”

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

That body plan is especially surprising because Austronaga was not closely related to famous marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs or giant mosasaurs, despite using a similar swimming strategy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Researchers hope future discoveries will provide additional clues about the evolutionary history of marine reptiles and their relatives that remained on land.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

And while influential figures at last month's World Rowing congress in Amsterdam made occasional references to "safety", the presence of the reptiles was not their chief concern.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The wolves eat other animals including elk, deer, reptiles, birds and sometimes large livestock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Like, if you want to see the common characteristics between mammals, reptiles, and fish, for instance, you draw a Venn diagram and list all the attributes of each one inside a circle.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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