Reptiles Names in Learn English Vocabulary | Adjectives | Sentence Examples | Complete Wordlist

Hello, I hope you're having a fantastic day. In this vocabulary video by Learning English Pro, we will be looking at lots of words relating to reptiles, but before we begin, make sure to check out our YouTube channel and subscribe today. Don't forget to hit the bell to get instant notifications direct to your inbox every time we post a new English lesson. In this video, you will learn reptile names and also adjectives, and we'll provide you with some sentence examples. Are you ready to begin? Our first reptile is alligator. Repeat after me, alligator. An adjective we can use with alligator is long. Repeat after me, long. And the definition of this word is measuring a great distance from end to end. Let's have a look at a sentence example. The alligator has a long body. Our next reptile is a close relative of the alligator, the crocodile. Repeat after me, crocodile. A word I would use to describe a crocodile is fearsome, and this means that something is frightening, especially in appearance. Let's have a look at a sentence example. Crocodiles are very fearsome. Let's move on to our next word, lizard. Repeat after me, lizard. Our adjective is cold-blooded, and the definition of cold-blooded is denoting animals whose body temperature varies with that of the environment. Our sentence example is, all reptiles are cold-blooded. All reptiles are cold-blooded. Let's have a look at some types of lizards. This is a gecko. Repeat after me, gecko. An adjective I would use to describe a gecko is small. If something is small, it is of a size that is less than normal or usual. Our sentence example is, most geckos are very small. Most geckos are very small. Let's move on to our next reptile, the Komodo dragon. Repeat after me, Komodo dragon. A word we would use to describe the Komodo dragon is poisonous, and this is defined as an animal producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey. Our sentence example is, Komodo dragons are very poisonous. Our next reptile is the iguana. Repeat after me, iguana. You can have an iguana as a pet at home, and to describe an animal that you keep as a pet, we would say it is domesticated. Repeat after me, domesticated. And when talking about an animal, this means that an animal is tame and kept as a pet or on a farm. Our sentence example is, this iguana is domesticated. This iguana is domesticated. Let's move on to some snakes with the viper. Repeat after me, viper. A word we would use to describe a viper is stocky. Repeat after me, stocky. And we use this word to describe something that is broad and sturdily built. A sentence example is, vipers have stocky bodies. Vipers have stocky bodies. We have another snake coming up, the python. Repeat after me, python. An interesting fact about the python is that it is non-poisonous. Repeat after me, poisonous. If an animal is non-poisonous, then it is not containing or using poison. Our sentence example is, I saw a non-poisonous python at the zoo today. I saw a non-poisonous python at the zoo today. Our next reptile is the chameleon. Repeat after me, chameleon. An adjective I would use to describe the chameleon is unusual. Unusual means something that is not commonly occurring or done or remarkable or is interesting because it is different from or better than others. Let's have a look at a sentence example. I think that the chameleon is very unusual. Our next reptile is the boa constrictor. Repeat after me, boa constrictor. An adjective we can use to describe the boa constrictor is strong. Strong, definition is having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks. Our example is, boa constrictors are very strong animals. Our next reptile is another snake, the rattlesnake. The adjective we will use to describe the rattlesnake is dangerous. Dangerous, the definition of dangerous is being able or likely to cause harm or injury or likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences. Our sentence example is, rattlesnakes are considered to be very dangerous. Rattlesnakes are considered to be very dangerous. Our next reptile is tortoise. Repeat after me, tortoise. An adjective we would use to describe the tortoise is slow. Repeat after me, slow. Slow is defined as moving or operating or designed to do so only at a low speed, not quick or fast. Our example is, tortoises are slow creatures. Tortoises are slow creatures. Next up we have a close relative of the tortoise, the turtle. Repeat after me, turtle. The turtle can be described as long-lived and this means that something is living or lasting a long time. Let's use it in a sentence, turtles are very long-lived animals. Turtles are very long-lived animals. And now for our final reptile, the dinosaur. Repeat after me, dinosaur. Our adjective is extinct. When you use the word extinct in relation to a species or a family or a larger group, it means that there is no living members of this group. Our final sentence example is, dinosaurs are now extinct. Dinosaurs are now extinct. And that brings us to the end of our video. Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate your support. If you have any suggestions for a future video, we'd love to hear from you. Why not leave a comment below? And if you have any friends learning English, why not share this video with them and tell them about Learning English Pro. Before you go, make sure to like this video and subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you have any questions about the content of these videos, please get in touch. You can contact us on our social media like YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 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