TUATARA

Meaning of TUATARA in English

[ ˌtu:ə'tα:rə ]

■ noun a burrowing lizard-like reptile with a crest of soft spines, now confined to some small islands off New Zealand. [ Sphenodon punctatum .]

Origin

C19: from Maori.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TUATARA — noun (plural -tara or -taras) Etymology: Maori tuatàra Date: 1890 a large spiny quadrupedal reptile ( Sphenodon punctatum ) of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TUATARA — Either of two species ( Sphenodon punctatus and S. guntheir ) of lizardlike, nocturnal reptiles of the order Rhynchocephalia, found …
Английский словарь Британика
TUATARA — ˌtüəˈtärə noun also tu·a·te·ra -ˈtārə ( -s ) Etymology: Maori tuatàra, from tua back + tara spine : a large …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUATARA — (n.) A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum) formerly common in New Zealand, but now confined to certain islets near the …
Английский словарь Webster
TUATARA — /tooh'euh tahr"euh/ , n. a large, primarily nocturnal, lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatum, of islands near the coast of New Zealand: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUATARA — noun ( plural -tara or -taras ) Etymology: Maori tuatàra Date: 1890 : a large spiny quadrupedal reptile ( Sphenodon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUATARA — add. ·noun a large iguanalike reptile (sphenodon punctatum) formerly common in new zealand, but now confined to certain islets near …
Webster English vocab
TUATARA — [tu.a.ta.ra] n [Maori tuatara] (1890): a large spiny quadrupedal reptile (Sphenodon punctatum) of islands off the coast of New Zealand …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TUATARA — lizardlike animal (Sphenodon punctatus), the sole living member of the reptilian order Rhynchocephalia. Structurally, the tuatara is not much different …
Britannica English vocabulary
TUATARA — tuatara BrE AmE ˌtu ː ‿ə ˈtɑːr ə ▷ tuatara|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TUATARA — n. a large lizard-like reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, unique to certain small islands of New Zealand, having a crest of soft …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUATARA — n. a large lizard-like reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, unique to certain small islands of New Zealand, having a crest of soft …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUATARA — n. a large lizard-like reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, unique to certain small islands of New Zealand, having a crest of soft …
Oxford English vocab
TUATARA — n. Either of two species ( Sphenodon punctatus and S. guntheir ) of lizardlike, nocturnal reptiles of the order Rhynchocephalia, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TUATARA — зоол. туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus) (зоология) туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUATARA — Клювоголовые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TUATARA — n зоол. туатара, гаттерия ( Sphenodon punctatus )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TUATARA — зоол. туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TUATARA — (n) гаттерия; туатара
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TUATARA — n зоол. туатара, гаттерия ( Sphenodon punctatus )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TUATARA — n зоол. туатара, гаттерия ( Sphenodon punctatus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TUATARA — герп. гаттерия, туатара (Sphenodon punctatus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TUATARA — герп. гаттерия, туатара ( Sphenodon punctatus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TUATARA — зоол. туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus) (зоология) туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUATARA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ tü- ə - ' tär- ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -tara or -taras Etymology: Maori tuatàra …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPHENODON — noun see: tooth Date: 1878 tuatara , ~t adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RHYNCHOCEPHALIAN — noun see: cephalic Date: 1886 any of an order (Rhynchocephalia) of reptiles resembling lizards that includes the tuatara as the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REPTILE — Any of the approximately 6,000 species of the class Reptilia, air-breathing Most species have short legs (or none) and have …
Английский словарь Британика
TUATERA — noun see tuatara
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HATTERIA — I. həˈtirēə Etymology: New Latin synonym of sphenodon II. noun ( -s ) : tuatara
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPHENODON — ˈsfēnəˌdän, -fen- noun Etymology: New Latin, from sphen- + -odon 1. capitalized : a genus of reptiles comprising the tuatara, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REPTILE
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