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Definition of: sphenodon
(sfē′nə·don) noun
A lizardlike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum), the sole surviving representative of the order Rhynchocephalia; the hatteria or tuatara of New Zealand. [<NL <Gk. sphēn, sphēnos a wedge + odous, odontos a tooth]
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