reptile
🇬🇧 UK/'reptail/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal with dry scales, such as a snake, lizard, turtle, or crocodile.
爬行动物;爬虫
adj.
Creeping or crawling; grovelling or base in character.
爬行的;卑鄙的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishreptileother
=reptile
Common Collocations
- 1.reptile species爬行动物物种
- 2.reptile habitat爬行动物栖息地
- 3.cold-blooded reptile冷血爬行动物
- 4.prehistoric reptile史前爬行动物
Example Sentences
- 1.
The crocodile is one of the largest reptiles still living on Earth today.
- 2.
Many reptiles rely on sunlight to regulate their body temperature.
- 3.
The natural history museum has an impressive exhibit dedicated to prehistoric reptiles.