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Rhynchocephalia — noun tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic • Syn: ↑order Rhynchocephalia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidosauria, ↑subclass Lepidosauria • Member Me … Useful english dictionary
Rhynchocephalia — Rhynchocephala Rhyn cho*ceph a*la, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ry gchos snout + kefalh head.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebr[ae], immovable quadrate bones, and many other peculiar osteological characters. Hatteria is the only… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
Tuatara — This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Tuatara (disambiguation). Tuatara Male tuatara Conservation status … Wikipedia
tuatara — /tooh euh tahr euh/, n. a large, primarily nocturnal, lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatum, of islands near the coast of New Zealand: the only surviving rhynchocephalian. Also, tuatera /tooh euh tair euh/. Also called sphenodon. [1810 20; … Universalium
genus Sphenodon — noun coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras • Syn: ↑Sphenodon • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhynchocephalia, ↑order Rhynchocephalia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sphenodon — noun coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras • Syn: ↑genus Sphenodon • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhynchocephalia, ↑order Rhynchocephalia • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Lepidosauria — noun diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras • Syn: ↑subclass Lepidosauria • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Reptilia, ↑class Reptilia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subclass Lepidosauria — noun diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras • Syn: ↑Lepidosauria • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Reptilia, ↑class Reptilia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rhynchoceph — ˈriŋkəˌsef noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Rhynchocephalia : a reptile of the order Rhynchocephalia … Useful english dictionary
