reptile's

Scaly animal's possession

Reptile's is the possessive form of reptile, indicating something belonging to or associated with a cold-blooded vertebrate such as a snake, lizard, turtle, or crocodile: The reptile's scales glistened in the sun.

It can also modify characteristics: a reptile's metabolism, the reptile's natural habitat.

behavior

basking

Warming oneself pleasantly

hibernation · thermoregulation · camouflage · ambush · constricting · hissing · striking · nesting · mating · coiling

anatomy

scales

Plates or weighing devices

  • skinBody's outer layer
  • tailRear animal appendage
  • clawsAnimal gripping nails

fangs · venom · cold-blooded · shell · tongue · eyes · scutes · dewlap · cloaca · eyelids

habitat

terrarium

Glass-walled growing enclosure

water dish · hide · substrate · tank · cage · rocks · branches · humidity · desert · swamp

taxonomy

lizard's

Of a scaled reptile

alligator's · tortoise's · monitor's · python's · viper's · cobra's · rattlesnake's

ownership

pet's

Belonging to companion animal

owner's · caretaker's · collector's · feeding schedule · veterinarian · husbandry · captive · exotic · quarantine · temperament

Opposites
vertebrate class

reptile'smammal's

Warm-blooded vertebrate's possession

bird's · human's · fish's · puppy's

Phrases
Family

reptile, reptiles

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G