Sphenodon

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hatteria \Hat*te"ri*a\ (h[a^]t*t[=e]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.]
     (Zool.)
     A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs
     widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living
     representative of the order {Rhynchocephala}, of which many
     Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also


     {Sphenodon}, {tuatara}, and {Tuatera}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sphenodon \Sphe"no*don\, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge + ???, ???, a
     tooth.] (Zool.)
     Same as {Hatteria}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sphenodon
       n : coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras [syn: {genus
           Sphenodon}]