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Sphenodontidae

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Sphenodon +‎ -idae

Proper noun

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Sphenodontidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Rhynchocephalia – the tuatara, and extinct close related genera.

Hypernyms

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(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Rhynchocephalia - subclass; Sphenodontida - order[1]

Hyponyms

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(family): Sphenodon - sole accepted extant genus

References

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  1. ^ Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
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