sphenodon

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sphe·no·don

S0631600 (sfē′nə-dŏn′, sfĕn′ə-)n. See tuatara.

[New Latin Sphēnodōn, genus name : spheno- + -odon.]

sphenodon

(ˈsfiːnəˌdɒn) n (Animals) the technical name for the tuatara[C19: from Greek sphēn a wedge + odōn a tooth]

tu•a•ta•ra

(ˌtu əˈtɑr ə)

also tu•a•te•ra

(-ˈtɛər ə)

n., pl. -ras. a large lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, of New Zealand: the only surviving rhynchocephalian. [1810–20;< Maori, =tua dorsal + tara spine]

Thesaurus

Noun

Sphenodon - coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuatarasgenus Sphenodonreptile genus - a genus of reptilesorder Rhynchocephalia, Rhynchocephalia - tuataras; extinct forms from middle TriassicSphenodon punctatum, tuatara - only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand

sphenodon

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sphenodon:

see tuataratuatara
or tuatera
, lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, last survivor of the reptilian order Rhynchocephalia, which flourished in the early Mesozoic era before the rise of the dinosaurs.
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Sphenodon

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Related to Sphenodon: Rhynchocephalia

noun

Synonyms for Sphenodon

noun coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras

Synonyms

genus Sphenodon

Related Words

reptile genus
order Rhynchocephalia
Rhynchocephalia
Sphenodon punctatum
tuatara

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