English
A tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Noun
tuatara (plural tuatara or tuataras)
- Either of two reptiles, Sphenodon punctatus or Sphenodon guntheri, native to New Zealand, that resemble lizards.
Translations
reptile
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 楔齿蜥 (xiēchǐxī)
- Cantonese: 楔齒蜥 (sīd3cī2sig1)
- French: sphénodon (fr) m
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- German: Brückenechse f
- 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
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See also
Maori
Etymology
Said to be from tua (“on the back”) + tara (“spine”).
Noun
tuatara
- tuatara