reptiles |
1. class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates. 2. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms. Japanese calls Ha-Chu-Rui. > Japanese of reptile stocks 爬虫類 はちゅうるい