Sphenodon

Translingual

Sphenodon punctatus (tuatara)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)

Proper noun

Sphenodon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphenodontidae – the three species of tuatara.

Hypernyms

(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

(genus): Sphenodon punctatus - type species; Sphenodon guntheri, †Sphenodon diversum - other species

References

Sphenodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sphenodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sphenodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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