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| tu·a·ta·ra [ t ə trə ] (plural tu·a·ta·ras) |
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New Zealand reptile: a large spiny greenish gray reptile resembling an iguana. Native to: islands off New Zealand. Latin name Sphenodon punctatum.
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| [Late 19th century. < Maori, "with spines on its back"] |
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