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

Porkchop earned her 15 minutes of reptilian fame by becoming the first turtle to swim in the tank.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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

“In his reptilian survival way, he says ‘I’m going to do this and draw attention away from Epstein,'” he said.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

It depends on things not going wrong, on mistakes not being made, on the reptilian passions not being seriously aroused.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan