tuatara in English

noun
1
a nocturnal burrowing lizardlike reptile with a crest of soft spines along its back, now confined to some small islands off New Zealand.
Finally, today's snakes, lizards, turtles, the tuatara , and crocodiles do enjoy a surprisingly broad latitudinal distribution.

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1. The diApsids are extremely diverse, and include all crocodilians, lizards, snakes, tuatara, turtles, and birds.

2. According to morphological systematics, reptiles include the main orders Rhynchocephalia (tuatara), Squamata (lizards, snakes), Chelonia (tortoises, turtles, and terrapins), and Crocodilia (alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gavials).

3. The approximately 5-Gb tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) genome assembly provides a resource for analysing Amniote evolution, and highlights the imperative for meaningful cultural engagement with

4. Caplin estimates he went from .2g of acceleration to .8g in those three seconds—starting at 270 miles per hour—the final burst that allowed the Tuatara to set the record