plate

→ Maori: pereti

→ Hindi: प्लेट (pleṭ)

From Middle English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”). Compare Spanish plato.

der

(herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.


sublingual

Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.

af

(herpetology) A particular scale near the front of the lower jaw in snakes, usually in a pair.


spitter

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spitter.wav

(herpetology, slang) Synonym of spitting cobra.


syncranterian

en-adj

syncranterian (comparative more syncranterian, superlative most syncranterian)

more syncranterian (comparative)
most syncranterian (superlative)

From syn- + Ancient Greek κραντήρες (krantḗres, “wisdom teeth”) + -ian.

der

The three Tropidonotes here described possess the true syncranterian type of dentition.

1860, Edward Drinker Cope, “Notes and descriptions of new and little known species of American Reptiles”, in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, volume 12, page 342:

The type species, C. constrictor, definitely has syncranterian dentition.

1987, Beat Schätti, “The Phylogenetic Significance of Morphological Characters in the Holarctic Racers of the Genus Coluber”, in Amphibia-Reptilia, volume 8, number 4:

(herpetology) Having teeth in one continuous row.


diacranterian

en-adj

diacranterian (comparative more diacranterian, superlative most diacranterian)

more diacranterian (comparative)
most diacranterian (superlative)

From dia- + Ancient Greek κραντήρες (krantḗres, “wisdom teeth”) + -ian.

(herpetology) Having the back teeth separated from the front teeth.


abdominal rib

(herpetology) Any of the riblike structures that cross the abdomen in lizards.


acrochordid

(herpetology) Any member of the family Acrochordidae.


lempeng

id-noun

lempeng (plural lempeng-lempeng, first-person possessive lempengku, second-person possessive lempengmu, third-person possessive lempengnya)

lempeng-lempeng (plural)
lempengku (first-person possessive)
lempengmu (possessive second-person)
lempengnya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Betawi lempeng.
* Semantic loan from English plate for sense “geology plate”, “denture base”, “larger scale” and “printing plate”.


aglyphe

From a- + Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving, incision”).

der

(herpetology) (of teeth) lacking a channel for delivering poison


zygokrotaphic

From zygo- + Ancient Greek κρότᾰφος (krótaphos, “temple”) + -ic.

(herpetology) Of a caecilian: Having a skull with an open temporal region.


stegokrotaphic

From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + Ancient Greek κρότᾰφος (krótaphos, “temple”) + -ic.

(herpetology) Of a caecilian: Having a skull with a closed or fused temporal region.


axanthic

(herpetology) Coloured without normal yellow or red pigments, resulting in shades of grey.


zygokrotaphy

(herpetology) The trait of having a zygokrotaphic skull.


pythonoid

(herpetology) Any member of the Pythonoidea superfamily of snakes.


nanhsiungchelyid

(herpetology, paleontology) Any member of the Nanhsiungchelyidae family of turtles


pseudodentary

(herpetology) In caecilians, the front tooth-bearing part of the jawbone.


pseudoangular

(herpetology) In caecilians, the rear toothless part of the jawbone.


herpelid

(herpetology) Any member of the Herpelidae family of amphibians


diplodactylin

(herpetology) Any member of the Diplodactylinae subfamily of lizards.


diplodactyloid

(herpetology) Any member of the Diplodactyloidea superfamily of lizards.


литория

ru-noun+

лито́рия • (litórija) f anim (genitive лито́рии, nominative plural лито́рии, genitive plural лито́рий)

лито́рия (canonical)
litórija (romanization)
лито́рии (genitive)
лито́рии (nominative plural)
лито́рий (genitive plural)
лито́рия (nominative singular)
лито́рии (nominative plural)
лито́рии (genitive singular)
лито́рий (genitive plural)
лито́рии (dative singular)
лито́риям (dative plural)
лито́рию (accusative singular)
лито́рий (accusative plural)
лито́рией (instrumental singular)
лито́риею (instrumental singular)
лито́риями (instrumental plural)
лито́рии (prepositional singular)
лито́риях (plural prepositional)

(herpetology) Australasian treefrog (Litoria sp.)


олигодон

олигодо́н • (oligodón) m anim (genitive олигодо́на, nominative plural олигодо́ны, genitive plural олигодо́нов)

олигодо́н (canonical)
oligodón (romanization)
олигодо́на (genitive)
олигодо́ны (nominative plural)
олигодо́нов (genitive plural)
олигодо́н (nominative singular)
олигодо́ны (nominative plural)
олигодо́на (genitive singular)
олигодо́нов (genitive plural)
олигодо́ну (dative singular)
олигодо́нам (dative plural)
олигодо́на (accusative singular)
олигодо́нов (accusative plural)
олигодо́ном (instrumental singular)
олигодо́нами (instrumental plural)
олигодо́не (prepositional singular)
олигодо́нах (plural prepositional)

[ɐlʲɪɡɐˈdon]

(herpetology) kukri snake (Oligodon sp. snake)


lungless salamander

en-noun

lungless salamander (plural lungless salamanders)

(herpetology) Any of numerous salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, who do not have lungs, and instead respirate through their skin and the lining of their mouths.


сахарская лягушка

ru-noun+

саха́рская лягу́шка • (saxárskaja ljagúška) f anim (genitive саха́рской лягу́шки, nominative plural саха́рские лягу́шки, genitive plural саха́рских лягу́шек)

саха́рская лягу́шка (canonical)
saxárskaja ljagúška (romanization)
саха́рской лягу́шки (genitive)
саха́рские лягу́шки (nominative plural)
саха́рских лягу́шек (genitive plural)
саха́рская лягу́шка (nominative singular)
саха́рские лягу́шки (nominative plural)
саха́рской лягу́шки (genitive singular)
саха́рских лягу́шек (genitive plural)
саха́рской лягу́шке (dative singular)
саха́рским лягу́шкам (dative plural)
саха́рскую лягу́шку (accusative singular)
саха́рских лягу́шек (accusative plural)
саха́рской лягу́шкой (instrumental singular)
саха́рскою лягу́шкою (instrumental singular)
саха́рскими лягу́шками (instrumental plural)
саха́рской лягу́шке (prepositional singular)
саха́рских лягу́шках (plural prepositional)

саха́рский (saxárskij, “Saharan”) + лягу́шка (ljagúška, “frog”)

affix

(herpetology) Sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus)


водяная черепаха

ru-noun+

водяна́я черепа́ха • (vodjanája čerepáxa) f anim (genitive водяно́й черепа́хи, nominative plural водяны́е черепа́хи, genitive plural водяны́х черепа́х)

водяна́я черепа́ха (canonical)
vodjanája čerepáxa (romanization)
водяно́й черепа́хи (genitive)
водяны́е черепа́хи (nominative plural)
водяны́х черепа́х (genitive plural)
водяна́я черепа́ха (nominative singular)
водяны́е черепа́хи (nominative plural)
водяно́й черепа́хи (genitive singular)
водяны́х черепа́х (genitive plural)
водяно́й черепа́хе (dative singular)
водяны́м черепа́хам (dative plural)
водяну́ю черепа́ху (accusative singular)
водяны́х черепа́х (accusative plural)
водяно́й черепа́хой (instrumental singular)
водяно́ю черепа́хою (instrumental singular)
водяны́ми черепа́хами (instrumental plural)
водяно́й черепа́хе (prepositional singular)
водяны́х черепа́хах (plural prepositional)

[vədʲɪˈnajə t͡ɕɪrʲɪˈpaxə]

водяно́й (vodjanój, “water, aquatic”) + черепа́ха (čerepáxa, “turtle, tortoise”)

affix

(herpetology) pond turtle (turtle of the genus Mauremys)