Reptilia

Reptilia
A class of vertebrates comprising the alligators, crocodiles, lizards, turtles, tortoises, and snakes. [L. reptilis, ntr. -e, creeping; ntr. as n., reptile]

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Rep·til·ia (rep-tilґe-ə) a class of aquatic or terrestrial, cold-blooded vertebrates, including snakes, lizards, turtles, alligators, and crocodiles, as well as the extinct dinosaurs, which have bodies covered with horny scales or plates and breathe by means of lungs; most lay eggs outside of the body.

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