Found 2 items, similar to Sphenodon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Sphenodon Sphenodon n : coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras [syn: genus Sphenodon ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sphenodon Hatteria \Hat*te"ri*a\ (h[a^]t*t[=e]"r[i^]*[.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, tuatara, and Tuatera. [1913 Webster] Sphenodon \Sphe"no*don\, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge + ???, ???, a tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Hatteria. [1913 Webster]