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tuatara

tua·tara

UK/tuːəˈtɑːɹə/ uncommon

noun

1.

only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand

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Origin

Borrowed from Māori tuatara.

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