sphenodon

See also: Sphenodon

English

Etymology

From the genus name Sphenodon.

Noun

sphenodon (plural sphenodons)

1. The tuatara.
2. Any of the other extinct reptiles of the Sphenodontidae family

Related terms

• sphenodont

References

• “sphenodon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• sphenodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• sphenodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies