class reptilia
Definition
- Noun:
- A taxonomic class of cold-blooded, air-breathing vertebrates: This class is characterized by a completely ossified (bony) skeleton and a body typically covered with scales or horny plates. Historically, reptiles were the dominant land animals.
Usage
- Noun:
- Class Reptilia includes animals such as snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodiles.
- Class Reptilia is distinguished from other vertebrate classes by its specific anatomical features.
Advanced Usage
- In scientific taxonomy: The term is used in biological classification to group all extant (living) and extinct reptiles under a single class within the subphylum Vertebrata.
- The fossil record provides crucial evidence for the evolution of Class Reptilia.
Variants and Related Words
- Reptile (n): A common term for any member of .
- A turtle is a reptile.
- Reptilian (adj): Of or relating to reptiles.
- The museum has a fascinating exhibit on reptilian anatomy.
Synonyms
- Reptiles: The common, non-scientific term for the members of this class.
Related Phrases
- Age of Reptiles: A historical period referring to the Mesozoic Era when reptiles, especially dinosaurs, were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates.
- Dinosaurs thrived during the Age of Reptiles.
Noun
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class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
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