Etymology

tuatara

tu·a·ta·ra
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Today it means: A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles a lizard and is the only surviving specimen of the order Rhynchocephalia. Full definition →

Māori tuatara
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Borrowed from Māori tuatara.

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