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sphenodontine

sphenodontine noun: any tuatara (reptile resembling lizards) of the family Sphenodontidae.

Noun

sphenodontine (plural sphenodontines)

  1. Any tuatara (reptile resembling lizards) of the family Sphenodontidae

Forms of sphenodontine

pluralsphenodontines

Questions about sphenodontine

What does sphenodontine mean?
Sphenodontine means any tuatara (reptile resembling lizards) of the family Sphenodontidae.
What part of speech is sphenodontine?
Sphenodontine is a noun.
What is the plural of sphenodontine?
The plural of sphenodontine is sphenodontines.

Words near sphenodontine in the dictionary

  1. sphenodont
  2. sphenodontian
  3. sphenodontians
  4. sphenodontid
  5. sphenodontids
  6. sphenodontine
  7. sphenodontines
  8. sphenodonts
  9. sphenoethmoid
  10. sphenoethmoid recess
  11. sphenoethmoid recesses

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