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Definition of Hatteria

1. n. 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. See Rhynchocephala.

Definition of Hatteria

1. Noun. (zoology) A New Zealand lizard, the tuatara. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hatteria

1. a reptile [n -S] - See also: reptile

Medical Definition of Hatteria

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. Synonym: Sphenodon, and Tuatera. (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Hatteria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Evolution and Disease by John Bland-Sutton (1890)
"A magnified view of a section through the pineal eye of hatteria. (After Baldwin Spencer.) fore to natural selection having no power to check deviations in ..."

2. Natural History of the World: With Anecdotes Illustrating the Nature, Habits edited by Alfred Henry Miles (1895)
"ORDER III Order III consists of a large reptile belong- hatteria mg to New Zealand which for anatomical rea- ..."

3. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1918)
"It is also called hatteria punctate. ), in geometry, a solid body contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point ..."

4. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"In appearance the hatteria is like an Iguana ; on the upper surface the general colour is ' dull olive-green spotted with yellow,' on the under surface ..."

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