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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 | 1. |  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 |
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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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Related to Sphenodon: RhynchocephaliaSynonyms for Sphenodonnoun coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuatarasSynonymsRelated Words- reptile genus
- order Rhynchocephalia
- Rhynchocephalia
- Sphenodon punctatum
- tuatara
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