爬虫類(はちゅうるい)

はちゅうるい
noun
reptile
1. reptile
Cold-blooded vertebrate animals with scaly skin that typically lay soft-shelled eggs. The class Reptilia in biological classification.
蛇(へび)と蜥蜴(とかげ)は爬虫類(はちゅうるい)です。
Snakes and lizards are reptiles.
爬虫類(はちゅうるい)は変温(へんおん)動物(どうぶつ)です。
Reptiles are cold-blooded animals.
恐竜(きょうりゅう)は爬虫類(はちゅうるい)の一種(いっしゅ)でした。
Dinosaurs were a type of reptile.

爬虫類(はちゅうるい) is a scientific classification term.

爬虫(はちゅう) means "crawling creature" (爬(は) = crawl) and 類(るい) means "class/category."

Examples of reptiles:

  • 蛇(へび) (snake)
  • 蜥蜴(とかげ) (lizard)
  • 亀(かめ) (turtle)
  • 鰐(わに) (crocodile, alligator)

Related classification terms:

  • 哺乳類(ほにゅうるい) (mammals)
  • 両生類(りょうせいるい) (amphibians)
  • 鳥類(ちょうるい) (birds)
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