tuatara

English

A tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tuatara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːəˈtɑːɹə/
• Hyphenation: tu‧a‧ta‧ra

Noun

tuatara (plural tuataras or tuatara)

1. Either of two reptiles, Sphenodon punctatus and Sphenodon guntheri, native to New Zealand, that resemble lizards.

Translations

reptile

• Assamese: টুৱাটাৰা (tuatara)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 楔齒蜥／楔齿蜥 (sīd³cī²sig¹)

  Mandarin: 楔齿蜥 (xiēchǐxī)

• French: sphénodon (fr) m
• German: Brückenechse f
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• Japanese: ムカシトカゲ (mukashitokage)
• Maori: tuatara
• Russian: гатте́рия (ru) f (gattɛ́rija), туата́ра (ru) f (tuatára)
• Spanish: tuátara m
• Swedish: bryggödla c, tuatara c

See also

• Sphenodon

Further reading

• tuatara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Maori

Etymology

Said to be from tua (“on the back”) +‎ tara (“spine”).

Noun

tuatara

1. tuatara