English Explanatory Dictionary

tuatara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles a lizard and is the only surviving specimen of the order Rhynchocephalia.

Pronunciation

/tuːəˈtɑːɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tuatara.wav

Word forms

tuatara tuataras

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori tuatara.

Related words

Sphenodon
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