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    SPHENODON PUNCTATUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealandplay

    Synonyms:

    Sphenodon punctatum; tuatara

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Sphenodon punctatum" is a kind of...):

    diapsid; diapsid reptile (reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye)

    Holonyms ("Sphenodon punctatum" is a member of...):

    genus Sphenodon; Sphenodon (coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras)

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