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sphe·no·don

 (sfē′nə-dŏn′, sfĕn′ə-)
n.
See tuatara.
[New Latin Sphēnodōn, genus name : spheno- + -odon.]
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sphenodon

(ˈsfiːnəˌdɒn)
n
(Animals) the technical name for the tuatara
[C19: from Greek sphēn a wedge + odōn a tooth]
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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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Noun1.sphenodon - coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuatarasSphenodon - coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras
genus Sphenodon
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
order Rhynchocephalia, Rhynchocephalia - tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic
Sphenodon 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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