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
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 • Jan. 19, 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
There was no response, though; it had been more of a skittering sound than one that a bonobo would make, probably some reptile escaping into the ferns.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
Vocabulary lists containing reptile
Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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