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tu•a•ta•ra
Pronunciation: (tOO"u-tär'u), [key]—
n.
a large, primarily nocturnal, lizardlike reptile,
Sphenodon punctatum, of islands near the coast of New Zealand: the only surviving rhynchocephalian.
Also,tu•a•te•raPronunciation: (tOO"u-târ'u). [key]Also called
sphenodon. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.