Sphenodon

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Translingual

Sphenodon punctatus (tuatara)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

Proper noun

Sphenodon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphenodontidae – the three species of tuatara.

Hypernyms

(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

(genus): Sphenodon punctatus - type species; Sphenodon guntheri, †Sphenodon diversum - other species

References

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