Meaning
reptile
- a cold-blooded vertebrate of a class that includes snakes, lizards, and turtles
In a sentence
Le lucertole sono i rettili più diffusi in questo giardino.
Lizards are the most widespread reptiles in this garden.
I serpenti sono rettili a sangue freddo che amano il calore.
Snakes are cold-blooded reptiles that love warmth.
Allo zoo abbiamo visitato la sezione interamente dedicata ai rettili.
At the zoo we visited the section entirely dedicated to reptiles.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rettile | masculine · singular |
| rettili | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can also function as an adjective ('fauna rettile'), though this is rare.