Sphenodon
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Tuatara_%285205719005%29.jpg/220px-Tuatara_%285205719005%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).
Proper noun
[edit]Sphenodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sphenodontidae – the three species of tuatara.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Rhynchocephalia - order; Sphenodontidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Sphenodon punctatus - type species; Sphenodon guntheri, †Sphenodon diversum - other species
References
[edit]Sphenodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sphenodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sphenodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons