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 the biological classification term for reptiles — cold-blooded, scaly vertebrates.

COMPOUND:
爬虫(はちゅう) (crawling creature; 爬(は) = crawl, 虫(ちゅう) = creature) + 類(るい) (class, category).

EXAMPLES OF REPTILES:

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

RELATED CLASSIFICATION TERMS:

USAGE:
Also used colloquially to refer to pet reptiles: 爬虫類(はちゅうるい)を飼(か)う (to keep reptiles as pets). Reptile enthusiasts and pet shops sometimes abbreviate it to ハチュ.

Related Words

Related: 哺乳類(ほにゅうるい) (mammals)

Related: 両生類(りょうせいるい) (amphibians)

Related: 魚類(ぎょるい) (fish)

Related: 鳥類(ちょうるい) (birds)

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Added 2026.1.14 22:31 · Revised 2026.6.4 0:10

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