Definition of Tuatra
Tu`a*ta"ra (?), n. [Maori
tuatàra; tua on the farther side (the back) +
tara spine.] A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon
punctatum) formerly common in New Zealand, but now confined to
certain islets near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half
feet, is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on the
sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on the
neck.
Tu`a*ta"ra (?), n. [Maori
tuatàra; tua on the farther side (the back) +
tara spine.] A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon
punctatum) formerly common in New Zealand, but now confined to
certain islets near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half
feet, is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on the
sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on the
neck.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Either of two reptiles, Sphenodon punctatus or S. guntheri, native to New Zealand, that resemble lizards.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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