Associations to the word «Tuatara»

Wiktionary

TUATARA, noun. Either of two reptiles, Sphenodon punctatus or Sphenodon guntheri, native to New Zealand, that resemble lizards.

Dictionary definition

TUATARA, noun. Only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand.

Wise words

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