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Tuatara

Tuatara Meaning & Definition
Tuatara Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tuatara?

[n] only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tuatara: Sphenodon punctatum

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See Also | diapsid | diapsid reptile | genus Sphenodon | Sphenodon

Tuatara In Webster's Dictionary

\Tu`a*ta"ra\, n. [Maori tuat[`a]ra; tua on the farther side (the back) + tara spine.] A large iguanalike reptile ({Sphenodon punctatum}) formerly common in New Zealand, but now confined to certain islets near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half feet, is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on the sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on the neck.

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