reptile
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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
It is thought to be the most complete prehistoric reptile ever discovered from the Pliensbachian period.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
The reptile sure won millions of hearts when he was alive, but he was also remembered for stealing from a 12-year-old girl.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
He couldn't be here because, um, we're getting a bearded dragon, and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
‘I mean . . . lactose intolerant. Not a reptile. Though I can be a reptile sometimes -’ ‘Anyway,’ Hazel interrupted, ‘King Kekrops, what brings you here? How did you know we’d arrived?’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing reptile
Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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