No. 15,537 in Russian
пресмыкающиеся
Reptiles.
In a sentence
Пресмыкающиеся, такие как ящерицы и змеи, обитают в тёплых регионах.
Reptiles, such as lizards and snakes, inhabit warm regions.
Here, 'пресмыкающиеся' is used as a noun describing a biological class of creatures.
Он наблюдал за пресмыкающимся, которое пробралось в его сад.
He observed a reptile that made its way into his garden.
In this sentence, 'пресмыкающимся' is in its instrumental form, referring to a single creature belonging to the reptiles.
Этого пресмыкающегося можно найти только в засушливых пустынях.
This reptile can only be found in arid deserts.
The term 'пресмыкающегося' is an adjective-like form describing a specific reptile species.
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