reptilian
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Penn appeared as a reptilian lawyer in the 1993 thriller "Carlito's Way," before saying he was retiring from acting to direct, and making 1995's "The Crossing Guard" with Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
"I have been working on the evolution of reptilian heads and noses since my master's degree," he said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026
The species of crocodylomorph roamed Earth about 215 million years ago during the Triassic period and is believed to have been a fast-moving, land-dwelling predator resembling a "reptilian greyhound".
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
We recently saw the massive reptilian monster in Disney+’s spinoff series, “The Book of Boba Fett,” where he was given as a gift to the bounty hunter by The Twins, a villainous Hutt duo.
From Salon • May 4, 2024
He dropped his bow and picked up a sword from a fallen...well, he actually wasn’t sure what it was—some sort of reptilian lady warrior with snake trunks instead of legs.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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