Schuppenkriechtier

Definitions of Schuppenkriechtier
  1. noun
    reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
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    Brückenechse
    only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand
    Krokodil
    extant archosaurian reptile
    Schlange
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
    Eidechse, eidechsenartiges Schuppenkriechtier
    relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
    Krokodil
    large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
    Alligator
    either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
    Kaiman
    a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
    Gavial
    large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout
    Blindschlange
    wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
    Otter, Viper
    venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
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    Kriechtier, Reptil
    any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
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