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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

爬虫類

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hachūrui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reptile/ˈrɛp.taɪl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4520 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"カメは爬虫類の一種です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is characterized by scales, lays eggs, and typically breathes air.

    "The iguana is a well-known reptile that can often be found basking in the sun."
  2. 2

    Any member of the class Reptilia, which includes snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians.

    "Many reptiles are adapted to life in dry environments, such as deserts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word reptilis ('creeping'), stemming from the verb repere ('to crawl' or 'creep'). It entered the English language in the late 18th century to classify cold-blooded vertebrates characterized by scales or scutes.

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