reptile

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.