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Sphenodon — noun coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras • Syn: ↑genus Sphenodon • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhynchocephalia, ↑order Rhynchocephalia • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Sphenodon punctatum — noun only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand • Syn: ↑tuatara • Hypernyms: ↑diapsid, ↑diapsid reptile • Member Holonyms: ↑Sphenodon, ↑genus Sphenodon … Useful english dictionary
sphenodon — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek sphēn wedge + odōn, odous tooth more at tooth Date: 1878 tuatara • sphenodont adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
sphenodon — /sfee neuh don , sfen euh /, n. tuatara. [1875 80; < NL: genus name (orig. Sphaenodon), equiv. to Gk sphen SPHEN + odon toothed (see ODONT)] * * * … Universalium
sphenodon — sphe•no•don [[t]ˈsfi nəˌdɒn, ˈsfɛn ə [/t]] n. ram tuatara • Etymology: 1875–80; < NL: genus name (orig. Sphaenodon) = Gk sphēn sphen + odōn toothed … From formal English to slang
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tuatara — This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Tuatara (disambiguation). Tuatara Male tuatara Conservation status … Wikipedia
reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… … Universalium
Dinosaur intelligence — has been a point of contention for paleontologists. Dinosaurs were once regarded as being extremely stupid animals but have largely been appraised more generously since the dinosaur renaissance. This new found optimism for dinosaur intelligence… … Wikipedia
order Rhynchocephalia — noun tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic • Syn: ↑Rhynchocephalia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidosauria, ↑subclass Lepidosauria • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
