Reptil

See also: reptil, réptil, and rèptil

German

Picture dictionary

Reptil

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Alligator

Krokodil

Krokodil

Chamäleon

Chamäleon

Dinosaurier

Dinosaurier

Echse

Echse

Schlange

Schlange

Schildkröte

Schildkröte

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin reptilis (“creeping”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rēpō (“to creep”) as this class of animals is not able to stand or move in an upright position.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛpˈtiːl/

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Noun

Reptil n (genitive Reptils, plural Reptilien or Reptile)

1. A reptile; the cold-blooded vertebrate.

Usage notes

The normal plural is Reptilien. The plural Reptile is rare.

Synonyms

• Kriechtier n

Hypernyms

• Kaltblüter m
• Tier n
• Wirbeltier n

Derived terms

• Flugreptil
• Meeresreptil
• Reptilien-
• Reptilienart
• Reptilienauge
• Reptilienei
• Reptilienevolution
• Reptilienfauna
• Reptilienfonds
• Reptilienfutter
• Reptilienhaus
• Reptilienhirn
• Reptilienlunge
• Reptilienschädel
• Reptilienschmuggel
• Reptilientransport
• Wasserreptil

 

See also

• Dinosaurier m

Further reading

• “Reptil” in Duden online