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Sphenodon

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genus sphenodonnoun	coextensive with the order rhynchocephalia: tuataras

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Word	Definition
genus sphenodonnoun	coextensive with the order rhynchocephalia: tuataras
sphenodontinenoun	Any tuatara (reptile resembling lizards) of the family Sphenodontidae
sphenodontiannoun	Any lizard-like reptile in the rhynchocephalian suborder Sphenodontia, whose only living representatives are the tuataras.
tuateranoun	Alternative form of tuatara. [A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles a lizard and is the only surviving specimen of the order Rhynchocephalia.]
sphenodontidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the order Sphenodontida or of the Sphenodontidae, the only family in the order with living species (tuataras in the genus Sphenodon).
tuataranoun	A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles a lizard and is the only surviving specimen of the order Rhynchocephalia.
sphenacodontnoun	Any extinct synapsid of the clade Sphenacodontia
titanosuchiannoun	Any dinocephalian of the family Titanosuchidae.
hatterianoun	(dated) The tuatara.
sphenosuchidnoun	(zoology) Any extinct crocodylomorph in the family Sphenosuchidae.
dinosaurian	Of, like, or pertaining to a dinosaur.
thescelosaurnoun	Any dinosaur of the subfamily Thescelosaurinae.
sphenosuchiannoun	(zoology) Any crocodylomorph of the Sphenosuchia.
sphenacodontiannoun	(zoology) Any synapsid of the clade Sphenacodontia.
spinosaurinenoun	Any of the subfamily †Spinosaurinae of theropod dinosaurs.
sphenacodontidnoun	(zoology) Any synapsid in the family Sphenacodontidae.
scelidosaurnoun	A dinosaur of the genus Scelidosaurus.
titanosauroidnoun	Any dinosaur of the superfamily Titanosauroidea
spheniscannoun	(zoology, rare, archaic) Any banded penguin of genus Spheniscus
teleosauridnoun	A teleosaur.