English-Danish translations for reptile

• krybdyr
  Fællesskabet støtter denne videnskabeligt baserede tilgang og er derfor tøvende over for forslagene om den afrikanske løve og endemiske krybdyr. The Community supports this science-based approach and therefore is hesitant about the proposals concerning the African lion and endemic reptiles.
  Hvis vi indfører et permanent forbud for fugle, må vi overveje, hvordan og hvorfor de behandles anderledes end andre arter, f.eks. koraller og krybdyr, for vi har en vidtspændende politik. If we introduce a permanent ban for birds we will have to consider how and why they are treated differently from all other species, like corals and reptiles, because we have a comprehensive policy.
  Eksportlande er også involverede, og hvis vi ikke optræder i overensstemmelse med lovgivningen for visse arter, kan vi få problemer med andre arter såsom krybdyr, koraller eller andre dyr. Exporting countries are also involved and if we do not act in accordance with the law for a certain species, we may encounter problems for other species, such as reptiles or corals or other animals.
• reptil
  Man nævner nemlig hunde, katte, akvariefisk, amfibier, reptiler, fugle og pattedyr. Indeed, the report lists dogs, cats, ornamental tropical fish, amphibia, reptiles, birds and mammals.
  Hvad med fugle i bure, slanger og reptiler i lejligheder i byerne? Alt det vi hører om, og alt det der findes rundt omkring. We hear of all sorts of things taking place, for example birds being kept in cages, and snakes and other reptiles in urban flats.
  I dag bliver kød fra aber, reptiler og slanger ikke blot spist af fattige lokale indbyggere, det sælges også i afrikanske byer og eksporteres endog til Europa som en delikatesse for de rige. These days, this meat of monkeys, reptiles and snakes is not only consumed by poor local residents, but is also sold in African towns and even exported to Europe as a delicacy for the rich.

Definition of reptile

• A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class ''Reptilia''
• Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs

Examples

• a reptile race or crew; reptile vices

Related words

• reptilelike
• reptile bird
• anapsid reptile
• root reptile