Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The gigantic lizard of New Zealand, Hatteria (or Sphenodon) punctata. See cut under
Hatteria .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
tuatara .
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- noun Alternative form of
tuatara .
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Examples
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They were actually remotely related to the tuatera lizard of New Zealand, and still more remotely to the true lizards.
Dinosaurs With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections William Diller Matthew 1900
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