爬は虫ちゅう類るい

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Meanings

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noun

reptiles

Biological term for the class Reptilia; used in scientific and everyday contexts.

両りょう生せい類るい
Amphibians, a related vertebrate class often studied alongside reptiles.
哺ほ乳にゅう類るい
Mammals, another major vertebrate class for contrast.

From 爬 (ha, 'crawl') + 虫 (chū, 'insect/bug') + 類 (rui, 'class/group'), a calque of the taxonomic term Reptilia.