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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPHENODON

From Greek sphēn a wedge + odōn a tooth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPHENODON

sphenodon  [ˈsfiːnəˌdɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPHENODON

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Sphenodon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPHENODON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sphenodon

Tuatara

Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand and which, although resembling most lizards, are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia. The two species of tuatara are the only surviving members of their order, which flourished around 200 million years ago. Their most recent common ancestor with any other extant group is with the squamates. For this reason, tuatara are of great interest in the study of the evolution of lizards and snakes, and for the reconstruction of the appearance and habits of the earliest diapsids. Tuatara are greenish brown and gray, and measure up to 80 cm from head to tail-tip and weigh up to 1.3 kg with a spiny crest along the back, especially pronounced in males. Their dentition, in which two rows of teeth in the upper jaw overlap one row on the lower jaw, is unique among living species. They are further unusual in having a pronounced photoreceptive eye, the "third eye", which is thought to be involved in setting circadian and seasonal cycles. They are able to hear, although no external ear is present, and have a number of unique features in their skeleton, some of them apparently evolutionarily retained from fish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPHENODON


celadon
ˈsɛləˌdɒn
chaetodon
ˈkiːtəʊˌdɒn
diprotodon
daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒn
Euroclydon
jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn
iguanodon
ɪˈɡwɑːnəˌdɒn
Laomedon
leɪˈɒmɪˌdɒn
Macedon
ˈmæsɪˌdɒn
mastodon
ˈmæstəˌdɒn
megalodon
ˈmɛɡələʊˌdɒn
methadon
ˈmeθəˌdɒn
Mogadon
ˈmɒɡəˌdɒn
mylodon
ˈmaɪləˌdɒn
Myrmidon
ˈmɜːmɪˌdɒn
pteranodon
teˈrænəˌdɒn
smilodon
ˈsmɪləˌdɒn
stegodon
ˈstɛɡəˌdɒn
Telidon
ˈtɛlɪˌdɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPHENODON

sphendone
sphene
sphenic
sphenodont
sphenogram
sphenoid
sphenoid bone
sphenoidal
sphenopsid
spheral
sphere
sphere of influence
sphereless
spherelike
spheric
spherical
spherical aberration
spherical angle
spherical coordinates
spherical geometry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPHENODON

abandon
anticodon
Armageddon
clarendon
codon
cordon
Croydon
Cuban solenodon
East London
Gordon
Greater London
Haitian solenodon
Huntingdon
I beg your pardon
London
pardon
Poseidon
solenodon
Swindon
Wimbledon

Synonyms and antonyms of sphenodon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sphenodon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPHENODON

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Trends of use of sphenodon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHENODON»

The term «sphenodon» is normally little used and occupies the 140.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHENODON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sphenodon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPHENODON»

Discover the use of sphenodon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sphenodon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Comparative Dental Morphology: Selected Papers of the 14th ...
Dentary Tooth Shape in Sphenodon and Its Fossil Relatives (Diapsida: Lepidosauria: Rhynchocephalia) M.E.H. Jones Research Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, UCL, University College London, London, UK Squamata  ...
Thomas Koppe, Georg Meyer, Kurt W. Alt, 2009
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Tuatara on North Brother I. are significantly smaller than Sphenodon punctatus on nearby Stephens Island, and the estimated density of 134/ha in good habitat is lower than reported on Stephens I. The total adult population size of tuatara is ...
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
REFERENCES Barwick, R. E. 1982: Observations on active thermorégulation in the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus (Reptilia: Rhynchocephalia). In: Newman, D. G. ed.. New Zealand herpetology: proceedings of a symposium held at Victoria  ...
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In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods
The palatine of C. mcgilli is very similar to that of Sphenodon in having a broadened posterior portion. This results in an L-shaped suborbital fenestra. In the other species, the palatine is narrow posteriorly, and the suborbital fenestra is  ...
Nicholas C. Fraser, Hans-Dieter Sues, 1997
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The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand
Family Sphenodontidae Genus Sphenodon Gray Sphenodon punctatus (Gray, 1 842) (Tuatara) Sphenodon guntheri Buller, 1877 (Tuatara) Among the most distinctive vertebrates of New Zealand are the sphenodontids Sphenodon spp., ...
T. H. Worthy, Richard N. Holdaway, 2002
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Vertebrate Blood Cells
Morphological, cytochemical and biochemical observations on the blood of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus N. Zealand J. Zool., 5, 503-8. Desser, S.S. (1979). Haematological observations on a hibernating tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus.
N. A. Ratcliffe, 1988
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Issues in Life Sciences: Bacteriology, Parasitology, and ...
Flinders University, Adelaide: Developmental stages and molecular phylogeny of Hepatozoon tuatarae, a parasite infecting the New Zealand tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus and the tick, Amblyomma sphenodonti A new study, 'Developmental ...
‎2012
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The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Change Across ...
The tooth morphology of Opisthias from the Morrison Formation and the extant Sphenodon is also similar to those of the aforementioned genera. The Dockum jaw fragments referred to the Sphenodontidae are quite similar in morphology to  ...
Kevin Padian, 1988
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The Cranial Muscles of Vertebrates
The muscle is narrow in Sphenodon and usually broad in Lacertilia, forming a single sheet or consisting of internal and external parts. In Iguana and Ctenosauria the internal part is inserted into the guiar appendage of which it forms an erector.
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Dinosaurs and Other Reptiles from the Mesozoic of Mexico
An enlarged successional fang close to the anterior tip of the lower jaw suggests a close relationship with the extant genus Sphenodon, now a relict on small islands in New Zealand. In addition, Cynosphenodon and Sphenodon share a ...
Héctor E. Rivera-Sylva, Kenneth Carpenter, Eberhard Frey, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPHENODON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sphenodon is used in the context of the following news items.
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This reptile chews food like a “steak knife”
The New Zealand tuatara (Sphenodon) is one of those unique animals that warrants revision for biology textbooks. The lizard-like reptile that is the only survivor ... «ZME Science, Jan 15»
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Tuatara tale a tell-all
Known formally to scientists the world over as the genus Sphenodon, the tuatara is represented today by the sole living species Sphenodon punctatus. «Otago Daily Times, Sep 14»
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The Creature Feature: 10 Fun Facts About the Tuatara (or, Just the …
There are two living species of tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus and the much rarer Sphenodon guntheri, or Brothers Island tuatara, which is found only on North ... «Wired, Dec 13»
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Paleontologists Discover Earliest Fossil Record of Lepidosaurs
... of known relationship and time. The lepidosaurs were the ancestors of lizards, snakes and tuatara. This image shows the extant tuatara Sphenodon punctatus. «Sci-News.com, Sep 13»
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Talking about tuatara
There are two species of tuatara, the Stephens Island tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) and the Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri). There is also a ... «Stuff.co.nz, Nov 12»
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Earnslaw enthusiasts eager to eye ship
Sphenodon Punctatus - usually known locally at the tuatara - is quite harmless, and the attempt to exterminate it appears insensate, if the New Zealanders have ... «Otago Daily Times, Oct 12»
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Unless They're Zombies, Fossils Don't Live
Researchers C. Meloro and M.E.H. Jones attack the living fossil label more directly in a new Journal of Evolutionary Biology paper about Sphenodon, better ... «Wired News, Aug 12»
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Rare tuatara birth
Tuatara are the only surviving members of the genus Sphenodon, a species that existed alongside the dinosaurs and is more than 200 million years old. In ideal ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 12»
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Un estudio revela la capacidad de masticación de un lagarto arcaico
El tuatara (Sphenodon) es el único superviviente de un grupo de reptiles similares a los lagartos que era corriente durante la era de los dinosaurios. «CORDIS Noticias, Jun 12»
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Scientists Discover Unique Chewing in Iconic New Zealand Reptile
The New Zealand tuatara, Sphenodon, is a lizard-like reptile that is the only survivor of a group that was globally widespread at the time of the dinosaurs. It lives ... «Sci-News.com, May 12»

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