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sphenodontian

sphenodontian noun: any lizard-like reptile in the rhynchocephalian suborder Sphenodontia, whose only living representatives are the tuataras.

Noun

sphenodontian (plural sphenodontians)

  1. Any lizard-like reptile in the rhynchocephalian suborder Sphenodontia, whose only living representatives are the tuataras.

Forms of sphenodontian

pluralsphenodontians

Origin of sphenodontian

From Sphenodontia + -an.

Questions about sphenodontian

What does sphenodontian mean?
Sphenodontian means any lizard-like reptile in the rhynchocephalian suborder Sphenodontia, whose only living representatives are the tuataras.
What part of speech is sphenodontian?
Sphenodontian is a noun.
What is the plural of sphenodontian?
The plural of sphenodontian is sphenodontians.

Words near sphenodontian in the dictionary

  1. sphenochasm
  2. sphenocorona
  3. sphenodon
  4. sphenodons
  5. sphenodont
  6. sphenodontian
  7. sphenodontians
  8. sphenodontid
  9. sphenodontids
  10. sphenodontine
  11. sphenodontines

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