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sphenodon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sphenodon \Sphe"no*don\, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge + ???, ???, a tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Hatteria}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hatteria \Hat*te"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A New Zealand lizard, which in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known -- called also {Sphenodon}, and {Tuatera}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Sphenodon n : coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras [syn: {Sphenodon}, {genus Sphenodon}]
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