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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]

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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

sphe·no·don

sphenodon

tu•a•ta•ra

also tu•a•te•ra

sphenodon

sphenodon:

Sphenodon

Synonyms for Sphenodon

noun coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras

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