genus sphenodon

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   coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras

   SynonymsSphenodon

   Broaderreptile genus

   Part ofRhynchocephalia

Questions about genus sphenodon

What does genus sphenodon mean?

genus sphenodon means "coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras".

What is another word for genus sphenodon?

Close synonyms include Sphenodon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus sphenodon a common word?

genus sphenodon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.