| 单词 | tuatara |
| 释义 | tuatara[ too-uh-tahr-uh ] / ˌtu əˈtɑr ə / nouna large, primarily nocturnal, lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatum, of islands near the coast of New Zealand: the only surviving rhynchocephalian. Also tu·a·te·ra [too-uh-tair-uh]. /ˌtu əˈtɛər ə/. Also called sphenodon. Origin of tuatara1810–20; <Maori, equivalent to tua dorsal + tara spine Words nearby tuataraTu, Tuamotu Archipelago, tuan, Tuareg, tuart, tuatara, Tuatha Dé Danann, tuatua, tub, tuba, tubal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tuataratuatara / (ˌtuːəˈtɑːrə) / nouna greenish-grey lizard-like rhynchocephalian reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, occurring only on certain small islands near New Zealand: it is the sole surviving member of a group common in Mesozoic times Word Origin for tuataraC19: from Māori, from tua back + tara spine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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