How to Say "Reptile" in Spanish

reptil

/rebˈtil/masculine

The English word 'reptile' is translated into Spanish as reptil.

reptil is a masculine noun used to refer to a cold-blooded vertebrate.

Meaning: a cold-blooded vertebrate (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of reptil is reptiles.

/rebˈtil/

In Spanish, the word reptil can be used as an adjective to describe a person who is cold, calculating or treacherous.
The Spanish language distinguishes between the act of sliding on a belly, reptar, and other types of crawling, which adds a layer of precision to how a reptil is described.
In some Spanish-speaking regions, the word lagarto is used as a generic term for any reptil, regardless of whether the animal is actually a lizard.

El cocodrilo es un reptil.
The crocodile is a reptile.
This sentence is useful for identifying a crocodile as a reptil.
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El águila se come al reptil.
The eagle eats the reptile.
This sentence is useful for describing an eagle eating a reptil.
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Los reptiles son criaturas fascinantes.
Reptiles are fascinating creatures.
La investigación se centra en el comportamiento de los animales reptilianos.
The research focuses on the behavior of reptilian animals.
Mi hermano tiene miedo de las culebras.
My brother is afraid of snakes.
iguana verde
green iguana
caimán
caiman
Ese lagarto es un reptil pequeño.
That lizard is a small reptile.

Sofía and Javier are looking at animals in a zoo.

Javier

¿Viste aquel reptil en el árbol?
Did you see that reptile in the tree?
Sofía

No, ¿era grande o pequeño?
No, was it big or small?
Javier

Era un reptil muy pequeño y verde.
It was a very small and green reptile.
Sofía

¡Qué interesante es la naturaleza!
How interesting nature is!

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