Sphenodon \Sphe"no*don\, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge + ???, ???, a
tooth.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Same as Hatteria.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Hatteria \Hat*te"ri*a\, n. [NL.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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, and Tuatera.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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