"tuatara" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tuːəˈtɑːɹə/ Forms: tuataras [plural], tuatara [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori tuatara. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|tuatara}} Maori tuatara Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tuatara}} tuatara (plural tuataras or tuatara)
  1. A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles lizards and is the only surviving rhynchocephalian. Categories (lifeform): Reptiles Related terms: Sphenodon Translations (reptile): টুৱাটাৰা (tuatara) (Assamese), 楔齒蜥 (Chinese Cantonese), 楔齿蜥 (sit³ ci² sik¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 楔齒蜥 (Chinese Mandarin), 楔齿蜥 (xiēchǐxī) (Chinese Mandarin), brughagedis [masculine] (Dutch), tuatara (Finnish), sphénodon [masculine] (French), Brückenechse [feminine] (German), ムカシトカゲ (mukashitokage) (Japanese), tuatara (Maori), hatteria [feminine] (Polish), łupkoząb [masculine] (Polish), tuatara [feminine] (Polish), гатте́рия (gattɛ́rija) [feminine] (Russian), туата́ра (tuatára) [feminine] (Russian), tuatala (Samoan), tuátara [masculine] (Spanish), bryggödla [common-gender] (Swedish), tuatara [common-gender] (Swedish)

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