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reptile - use in sentences
Converse of object
- fly: There have been many accounts in the British Isles of dragons and/or flying reptiles.
- keep: Also features species statistics and advice on keeping reptiles as pets.
- include: Salmonella is found in a variety of animals, including reptiles.
- find: Thinking we might find some reptiles, we began to look under a carpet of cut hay on a sunny slope.
- see: Unless we're unlucky with the weather there's a very good chance of seeing some reptiles under our tins.
- do: There's more on the current research into the UV requirements of lizards in our section: What UV light do reptiles need?
Adjective modifier
- mammal-like: Now on the whole, I think I was not too bad at teaching my students about mammal-like reptiles.
- venomous: In addition, soldiers should expect to encounter numerous venomous reptiles, insects, and plants.
- extinct: These dead remains on a French beach were thought to be those of a long extinct marine reptile.
- marine: The Geology Gallery has the best display of Jurassic marine reptiles in Britain, outside of London.
- prehistoric: Dinosaurs were one of several groups of prehistoric reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era, the " Age of Reptiles.
- captive: Obesity due to overfeeding is a common problem in captive reptiles.
Modifies a noun
- keeper: We welcome input from you, the reptile keeper.
- fossil: The Marine reptile fossils were collected locally from Jurassic Oxford Clay beds.
- specie: There are 11 reptile species, of which four are endemic.
- skin: We wondered whether we could find out how much UV is being absorbed by different types of reptile skin.
- brain: Yet, despite all this, it remains seductive to use a phrase like " reptile brain.
- remain: Reptile remains have also been found in the past.
Noun used with modifier
- amphibian: Amphibians sand reptiles of the Shark Bay area, Western Australia.
- part: Zog was part man, part beast, part fish, part fowl, and part reptile.
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