Plural of reptile
regular plural
The plural of reptile is reptiles.
Forms of reptile
| Singular | reptile /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | reptiles |
| Countable | countable |
Reptiles in a sentence
- Prior to the 1990s, the non-mammalian synapsids were considered true reptiles.
- Some birds and reptiles, like dinosaurs, have a cnemial crest.From the entry cnemial
- Some reptiles have a transpalatine bone.From the entry transpalatine
- The choristoderans were crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws used for catching fish.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 109. From the entry choristoderan
- The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs.2013, F. Crescitelli, The Visual System in Vertebrates, page 27. From the entry fishlike
Meaning of reptile
- noun A (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia (excluding birds), such as a lizard, turtle, snake, crocodile, alligator, etc.
- noun Any member of the class Reptilia, including birds.
- noun Any creeping or crawling animal, one that moves along close to the ground on its belly or on short legs, such as a lizard, snake, salamander, frog, toad, or scorpion.
Questions about the plural of reptile
- What is the plural of reptile?
- The plural of reptile is reptiles.
- Is reptile countable?
- Reptile is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reptile (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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