SPHENODON

Meaning of SPHENODON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsfē-nə-ˌdän, ˈsfe- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek sphēn wedge + odōn, odous tooth — more at tooth

Date: 1878

: tuatara

• sphen·odont -ˌdänt adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

SPHENODON — noun see: tooth Date: 1878 tuatara , ~t adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
SPHENODON — (n.) Same as Hatteria.
Английский словарь Webster
SPHENODON — ( n. ) Same as Hatteria.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPHENODON — /sfee"neuh don', sfen"euh-/ , n. tuatara. [ 1875-80; Sphaenodon ), equiv. to Gk sphen- SPHEN- + -odon -toothed (see -ODONT) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPHENODON — noun ·same·as hatteria.
Webster English vocab
SPHENODON — [sphen.odon] n [NL, genus name, fr. Gk sphen wedge + odon, odous tooth--more at tooth] (1878): tuatara -- sphen.odont adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPHENODON — Pronunciation: ' sf ē -n ə - ˌ dän, ' sfe- Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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
SPHENODONT — adjective see: sphenodon
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
HATTERIA — I. həˈtirēə Etymology: New Latin synonym of sphenodon II. noun ( -s ) : tuatara
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
SPHENODONT — -änt adjective Etymology: New Latin Sphenodont-, Sphenodon : of or relating to the genus Sphenodon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHYNCHOCEPHALIA — ˌriŋ(ˌ)kōsə̇ˈfālyə, -ālēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from rhynch- + cephal- + -ia : an order of Reptilia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINEAL EYE — noun : the pineal body when eyelike in form with distinguishable lens and retina — see sphenodon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARCHAIC — (ˈ)är|kāik, (ˈ)ȧ|k- adjective Etymology: French or Greek; French archaïque, from Greek archaïkos old-fashioned, from archaios ancient + -ikos -ic — …
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
HATTERIA — (n.) A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only …
Английский словарь Webster
HATTERIA — ( n. ) A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
SPHENODONT — see sphenodon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
HATTERIA — noun a new zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. it is the only …
Webster English vocab
TUATARA — [ ˌtu:ə'tα:rə ] ■ noun a burrowing lizard-like reptile with a crest of soft spines, now confined to some small …
Concise Oxford 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
URINARY BLADDER
Britannica English vocabulary
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 — 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 — зоол. туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus) (зоология) туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUATARA — зоол. туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus) (зоология) туатара, гаттерия (Sphenodon punctatus)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

← SPHENE SPHENOPSID→