# das Kriechtier

das Kriechtier is a German noun meaning “reptile”. Forms: des Kriechtieres, die Kriechtiere.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kriechtieres
- Plural: die Kriechtiere

## In other languages

- Русский: зоол. пресмыкающееся, рептилия

## Meanings

1. reptile
2. any crawling or creeping animal, i.e. one whose body touches (or almost touches) the ground when it moves

## Examples

- Fische, Amphibien und Kriechtiere sind Kaltblüter. — Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded animals.
- Ich kann Kriechtiere nicht leiden. — I hate reptiles.

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