Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #900 of 1319

reptile (n.)

a cold-blooded creature

Examples

  • Snakes are reptiles.

Key rules

  • A reptile is a cold-blooded animal with scales
  • A reptile house, a pet reptile
  • Reptile is countable

Common mistakes

  • Reptiles is cold-blooded → Reptiles are cold-blooded
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