Sphenodon
Translingual edit
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Sphenodontidae – the three species of tuatara.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Rhynchocephalia - order; Sphenodontidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Sphenodon punctatus - type species; Sphenodon guntheri, †Sphenodon diversum - other species
References edit
Sphenodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sphenodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sphenodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
