| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also Sphenodon, and Tuatera.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Hatteria" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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Etymology:Hatteria \Hat*te"ri*a\, noun. [New Latin]. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also Sphenodon, and Tuatera.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HATTERIA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Hatteria \Hat*te"ri*a\, noun. [New Latin]. (references) |
