tuatara

tuatara

noun

only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand: Synonym: Sphenodon punctatum

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1

Tuatara once ranged throughout New Zealand before rats , cats , and stoats - introduced by human colonizers - wiped them out .

据殖民者们介绍说，大蜥蜴以前遍布新西兰，直到老鼠、猫和白鼬把它们挤掉。
2

Turtles and tortoises , crocodiles and alligators , and the tuatara , a marine lizard in New Zealand .

乌龟和陆龟、长吻鳄和短吻鳄以及鳄蜥蜴？？一种现存于纽西兰的海蜥蜴。