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SPHENODON PUNCTATUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphenodon punctatum mean?
• SPHENODON PUNCTATUM (noun)
The noun SPHENODON PUNCTATUM has 1 sense:
1. only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand
Familiarity information: SPHENODON PUNCTATUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Sphenodon punctatum; tuatara
Hypernyms ("Sphenodon punctatum" is a kind of...):
diapsid; diapsid reptile (reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye)
Holonyms ("Sphenodon punctatum" is a member of...):
genus Sphenodon; Sphenodon (coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras)
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