reptile
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Evans says the team that found it probably thought the fossil belonged to a marine reptile.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
The spokesperson urged reptile owners who have been using dubia roaches as feeders to seek legal alternatives such as crickets and wood roaches.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
After the crocodile ate a bird that had flown in, staff moved the reptile outside and used cinder blocks to weigh down the grate keeping it closed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Fossils of the giant reptile were found mainly in northern Texas and date back about 80 million years.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
It was some kind of reptile, its thick body covered in gray-green scales, its head wide and flat, its yellow eyes slitted.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing reptile
Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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