reptiles

plural of reptile

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Recent Examples of reptiles 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 The aquarium has helped more than 3,300 trafficked animals, including corals, reptiles, fish and axolotls. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Due to conservation efforts, the crocodile population in South Florida is believed to be well above 2,000 reptiles, according to the FWC. David Goodhue august 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Based on ancient bones discovered in the Nahal Me’arot Nature Reserve on Mount Carmel, Natufian diets were heavy on lizards, snakes, and other desert reptiles. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 According to Tate, the reptiles typically climb aboard a vehicle in pursuit of a meal. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 Some of the reptiles can sell for around $630 each in Japan, according to reports. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Look for a variety of birds of prey, slithering reptiles, and little critters that run from here to there. Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Insects belong to the kingdom Animalia, along with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, octopuses, snails, jellyfish, worms, and many other groups. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reptiles
Noun
  • Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.
    John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Understand the leash laws on the trail and be sure to pick a location that allows dogs.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • Circus of the Damned — An evil ringmaster tries to restore his cursed carnival with a new cast of clowns.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • With interiors largely shot inside Hossain’s own house in Dhaka, the film is filled with striking shots of animals — lizards galore, snakes, monkeys, and mosquitoes.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The snakes came to their audition thanks to Nancy Novograd and her company All Tame Animals.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The National Aviary wants your help naming its two new skunk sisters.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • State officials say four goats from Farm Adventures Mobile Petting Zoo were likely exposed by a skunk that went into the pen where they're kept.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • One spring, Morgan visited a forest outside London and came upon two dead female toads in a pond.
    Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.
    John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The man wouldn’t sell for fear that the tiger might acquire a taste for his beasts and kill them all.
    Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Reptiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reptiles. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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