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reptile

[rep-tahyl, -til] / ˈrɛp taɪl, -tɪl /


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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

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

Ewan Bodenham, 29, named the prehistoric reptile after his former physics teacher David Rhys Jones in Cardigan, Ceredigion.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Fortunately, he’d saved the phone number of the reptile wrangler who had successfully removed the alligators from the toilets.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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