Reptilia
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Reptilia
From New Latin, dating back to 1620–30; reptilian
Example Sentences
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The statute states that the term “animal” includes “every living vertebrate in the classes Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia except humans.”
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Microsaur means ‘small reptile’ and the similarity that microsaurs have with reptiles initially – that is, between approximately the 1860s and 1950s – resulted in their classification within Reptilia.
From Scientific American
A synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia.
From Scientific American
Turtles may be on the squamate branch or archosaur branch of Reptilia.
From Scientific American
They were never figured, but his manuscript names are as follows:— Reptilia.
From Project Gutenberg
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