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===Meaning===
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Reptile'''
===About Reptiles===
: '''Reptiles''' cannot keep themselves warm so they have to sunbathe to heat upget warmer.
===Examples===
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|A crocodile is a large and dangerous '''reptile'''.
|An iguana is a '''reptile ''' that can be kept as a pet.
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|[[File:Gecco.png|center|200px]]
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|A gecco is a climbing '''reptile'''
|An adder is a [[Venom|venomous]] '''reptile'''.
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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
A '''reptile''' is an [[animal]] with a [[backbone]] that has dry scales and usually lays soft [[Egg|eggs]] on land.
===Lifecycle of Reptiles===
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|Turtle '''Eggs'''|Baby Turtle'''Hatchling'''|'''Adult Turtle'''
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|[[File:TurtleEggs.png|center|200px]]
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|A '''reptile''' starts its life in a soft egg, usually buried underground.
|A baby '''reptile''' hatches and its parents abandon it so it has to find its own food. This hatchling is a baby turtle.|An adult '''reptile''' can have its own offspring. This adult is a turtle.
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