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tuatara

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tuatara has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

tuataran. [Maori tuatàra; tua on the farther side (the back) + tara spine.].
     A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum) formerly common in New Zealand, but by 1900 confined to certain islets near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half feet, is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on the sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on the neck. It is the only surviving member of the order Rhyncocephala. Also called tuatera and hatteria.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tuatara, n. a large lizard-like reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, unique to certain small islands of New Zealand, having a crest of soft spines extending along its back, and a third eye on top of its head.

Etymology
Maori f. tua on the back + tara spine
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