reptiles

plural of reptile

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reptiles The follow-up to 2019’s alligator movie Crawl, which grossed close to $92 million, stars Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd in a new survival story against the reptiles. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 Since joining, the aquarium has taken in more than 3,300 trafficked animals, including axolotls, corals, reptiles and fish. — John Donegan Long Beach Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 So will native reptiles, plants, fish and insects, said Vladimir Roosevelt, Pantheon's operations director, who's overseeing the restoration. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 As its common name suggests, the giant huntsman spider actively hunts its prey, and its diet includes insects as well as small rodents and reptiles. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026 From my lane in the reptile and amphibian world, in general, reptiles benefit from having a diverse canopy. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 The wolves eat other animals including elk, deer, reptiles, birds and sometimes large livestock, though that’s not common. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Watch these furry marsupials climb the leafy canopy in the new Forest Trailhead exhibit featuring an elevated open-air pathway and several other animals, such as red pandas, kea parrots, colorful amphibians and reptiles. — Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2026 For years, the museum was a place for education and numerous exhibits open to the public, including over 30 dinosaurs and Mesozoic reptiles in the museum's Dinosaur Hall. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reptiles
Noun
  • Falling behind Gavin Kenneally, whose company makes industrial and military robot dogs, is working to find a new source of rare earth metals, of which China has nearly a global monopoly.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Sheriff’s cadaver dogs, deputies with shovels and a backhoe were seen at work.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Because some of them are showing up to the game looking like clowns.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The excessiveness of Ken Russell, Joe Coleman, Tasha Tudor, clowns, migraines, Priscilla Presley, and the Winchester Mystery House.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps the most striking styles in the lineup stood on curvaceous, sculptural heels resembling slithering snakes.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The snakes live on the ground and can weigh more than 45 pounds, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In North Carolina, rabies cases are most commonly found in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Administration Rafael Vieira told UNC Charlotte.
    — Eva Flowe October 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In California, bats and skunks are the animals that most often get rabies, according to the state health department.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Riparian habitats, like creeks flowing through canyons, are home to sensitive creatures including California newts, frogs and toads.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The goliath birdeater is an ambush predator and mostly feeds on earthworms, insects, frogs, and toads.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery (7 miles north of San Simeon) remains full of massive, delightfully noisy beasts.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Ridley Scott was that rarest of beasts in Hollywood, a guy who could make one riveting blockbuster after another while maintaining absolute creative integrity.
    — Jimmy Chin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Reptiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reptiles. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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