Reptile
noun
A type of animal that has scales and lays eggs, for example, snakes, turtles, and lizards.
The zoo has a wide variety of reptiles.
Often appears as...
- cold-blooded reptile
- reptile species
noun
A person who is untrustworthy, cruel, or undesirable.
She referred to him as a reptile after he cheated on her.
Often appears as...
- conniving reptile
- despicable reptile
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of animal that has scales and lays eggs, for example, snakes, turtles, and lizards.
The zoo has a wide variety of reptiles.
Often appears as...
- cold-blooded reptile
- reptile species
noun
A person who is untrustworthy, cruel, or undesirable.
She referred to him as a reptile after he cheated on her.
Often appears as...
- conniving reptile
- despicable reptile
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Group Membership
When people talk about reptiles, they mean a group of cold-blooded, scaly-skinned animals.
Alligators and crocodiles are both part of the reptile family.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Amphibians
Reptiles are different from amphibians. Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles.
Though they may look similar, salamanders are not reptiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat Diversity
Reptiles live in diverse environments—from deserts to jungles—but not in extremely cold places.
I study how reptiles adapt to desert habitats.
Pro Tip 1/3Group Membership
When people talk about reptiles, they mean a group of cold-blooded, scaly-skinned animals.
Alligators and crocodiles are both part of the reptile family.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Amphibians
Reptiles are different from amphibians. Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles.
Though they may look similar, salamanders are not reptiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat Diversity
Reptiles live in diverse environments—from deserts to jungles—but not in extremely cold places.
I study how reptiles adapt to desert habitats.
Pro Tip 1/3Group Membership
When people talk about reptiles, they mean a group of cold-blooded, scaly-skinned animals.
Alligators and crocodiles are both part of the reptile family.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Amphibians
Reptiles are different from amphibians. Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles.
Though they may look similar, salamanders are not reptiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat Diversity
Reptiles live in diverse environments—from deserts to jungles—but not in extremely cold places.
I study how reptiles adapt to desert habitats.
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Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
things like elephants and the big cats but actually little creatures and insects and reptiles and amphibians are facing the same challenges that we do and i really like to try and convey that so that was the challenge of that sequence just to try and make our audience engage with that character
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This Platypus Can Glow...
important one of the main reasons is that it shows us that animal fluorescence is way more widespread than we previously thought we've known that birds for instance use fluorescence there have been recent discoveries that reptiles use fluorescence that fish use
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Four billion years of...
We learn plants and bacteria are primitive things, and fish give rise to amphibians followed by reptiles and mammals, and then you get you, this perfectly evolved creature at the end of the line. But life doesn't evolve in a line,
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When will the next mass...
Within a short time span, three-quarters of the world's species disappeared forever, and the giant dinosaurs, flying pterosaurs, shelled squids, and marine reptiles that had flourished for ages faded into prehistory.
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The Insect That Freezes...
but if you're cold-blooded you rely on a daily dose of sun to warm up your insides so reptiles and insects generally fare better in the cold when they're small some species though just can't help but defy convention
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The Reality Behind...
There's millions and millions and millions of videos of reptiles doing so many different things, whether they're being dressed up or being made to bite or put in funny positions. This is a huge world.
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The ferocious predatory...
Extreme temperatures were common and fierce storms made life unpredictable. Dinosaurs flourished on land, pterosaurs roamed the skies, and giant marine reptiles and sharks swam in warm seas.
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Plesiosaurs 101 PIPE...
But science tells a story of real-life monsters lurking in Earth's prehistoric seas, monsters called plesiosaurs. Plesiosaurs were ancient marine reptiles
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Rediscovering ourselves...
kilometers of Arctic sea ice has disappeared the world human population has doubled while that of our wild mammals amphibians reptiles and fish has halved
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
it is in numbers the greatest gathering of reptiles in the world our fear of snakes is really a fear of
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
things like elephants and the big cats but actually little creatures and insects and reptiles and amphibians are facing the same challenges that we do and i really like to try and convey that so that was the challenge of that sequence just to try and make our audience engage with that character
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
important one of the main reasons is that it shows us that animal fluorescence is way more widespread than we previously thought we've known that birds for instance use fluorescence there have been recent discoveries that reptiles use fluorescence that fish use
Video examples
Four billion years of...
We learn plants and bacteria are primitive things, and fish give rise to amphibians followed by reptiles and mammals, and then you get you, this perfectly evolved creature at the end of the line. But life doesn't evolve in a line,
Video examples
When will the next mass...
Within a short time span, three-quarters of the world's species disappeared forever, and the giant dinosaurs, flying pterosaurs, shelled squids, and marine reptiles that had flourished for ages faded into prehistory.
Video examples
The Insect That Freezes...
but if you're cold-blooded you rely on a daily dose of sun to warm up your insides so reptiles and insects generally fare better in the cold when they're small some species though just can't help but defy convention
Video examples
The Reality Behind...
There's millions and millions and millions of videos of reptiles doing so many different things, whether they're being dressed up or being made to bite or put in funny positions. This is a huge world.
Video examples
The ferocious predatory...
Extreme temperatures were common and fierce storms made life unpredictable. Dinosaurs flourished on land, pterosaurs roamed the skies, and giant marine reptiles and sharks swam in warm seas.
Video examples
Plesiosaurs 101 PIPE...
But science tells a story of real-life monsters lurking in Earth's prehistoric seas, monsters called plesiosaurs. Plesiosaurs were ancient marine reptiles
Video examples
Rediscovering ourselves...
kilometers of Arctic sea ice has disappeared the world human population has doubled while that of our wild mammals amphibians reptiles and fish has halved
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
it is in numbers the greatest gathering of reptiles in the world our fear of snakes is really a fear of
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Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
I have dogs, and it's no secret that I find reptiles interesting, but the thing about reptiles is that they really just wanna be left alone, and I understand them. It's, 'Don't pick me up, stop holding me, don't look at me, just leave me alone.' I have to admit, sometimes I feel like that.
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Padgett Powell
American Novelist
As a boy, I was a member of a club run by the famous reptile showman Ross Allen, and the club sent its members pseudoscientific papers mimeographed on construction paper with a three-hole punch.
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Werner Herzog
German Director
Life on our planet has been a constant series of cataclysmic events, and we are more suitable for extinction than a trilobite or a reptile. So we will vanish. There's no doubt in my heart.
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David Icke
English Footballer
Humanity is actually under the control of dinosaur-like alien reptiles called the Babylon Brotherhood who must consume human blood to maintain their human appearance.
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Laura Vandervoort
Canadian Actress
A lot of people think that reptiles don't feel, and they do. I think everyone should keep in mind what it is they are buying and if it is really worth it to them.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
Forced to confront a reptile or an international financial crisis, I'll take the reptile every time.
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William Blake
English Poet
The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
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Ralph Steadman
British Cartoonist
I see if I can make human beings look like reptiles.
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Alexander Pope
English Poet
A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest.
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Danny Green
American Athlete
Reptiles are very low maintenance.
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
I have dogs, and it's no secret that I find reptiles interesting, but the thing about reptiles is that they really just wanna be left alone, and I understand them. It's, 'Don't pick me up, stop holding me, don't look at me, just leave me alone.' I have to admit, sometimes I feel like that.
Quote examples
Padgett Powell
American Novelist
As a boy, I was a member of a club run by the famous reptile showman Ross Allen, and the club sent its members pseudoscientific papers mimeographed on construction paper with a three-hole punch.
Quote examples
Werner Herzog
German Director
Life on our planet has been a constant series of cataclysmic events, and we are more suitable for extinction than a trilobite or a reptile. So we will vanish. There's no doubt in my heart.
Quote examples
David Icke
English Footballer
Humanity is actually under the control of dinosaur-like alien reptiles called the Babylon Brotherhood who must consume human blood to maintain their human appearance.
Quote examples
Laura Vandervoort
Canadian Actress
A lot of people think that reptiles don't feel, and they do. I think everyone should keep in mind what it is they are buying and if it is really worth it to them.
Quote examples
Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
Forced to confront a reptile or an international financial crisis, I'll take the reptile every time.
Quote examples
William Blake
English Poet
The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
Quote examples
Ralph Steadman
British Cartoonist
I see if I can make human beings look like reptiles.
Quote examples
Alexander Pope
English Poet
A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest.
Quote examples
Danny Green
American Athlete
Reptiles are very low maintenance.
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