reptile
Example Sentences
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Semi-natural grassland also continues to be lost, despite being seen as a priority habitat and vital for a whole range of plants, fungi, insects, ground-nesting birds, small mammals and reptiles.
From BBC
Or the time when she appeared next to Belichick on the sidelines on game day wearing a reptile mini-skirt and knee-high boots.
From BBC
It was unclear who exactly had been cursed, the lizard or the French, but a permanent-seeming curse it turned out to be, to the dismay of both reptile and country.
From Literature
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Thrinaxodon belonged to a group called cynodonts, animals from the early Triassic period that show a mix of reptile and mammal traits.
From Science Daily
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
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