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Definition of Tuataras
1. tuatara [n] - See also: tuatara
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuataras
Literary usage of Tuataras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Certain species of petrels occupy the -tuataras' burrows as nesting sites, and
the»two are reputed to live peacefully together. During the day the tuatara ..."
2. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"The living Reptiles are the Lizards and Chamaeleons, the tuataras, the Snakes,
Tortoises and Turtles, and the Crocodiles and Alligators. ..."
3. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1906)
"This is the chasm in which all food is lost— The chasm in which men disappear, (By
the) tuataras of Kawakawa. Let not thy knees be fatigued In using the ..."
4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine, Taylor and Francis (1844)
"... dwelt in a cavern in the precipitous side of a mountain ; that it lived on
air, and was attended or guarded by two immense tuataras*, who, Argus- like, ..."
5. A Manual of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1905)
"... The class Reptilia comprises, the lizards and snakes, the tuataras, the turtles
and tortoises, and the alligators and crocodiles. ..."
6. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Among them are the world's largest parrots, kakapos; world's only alpine parrots,
keas; with world's oldest reptiles, dinosaur-like tuataras dating back 250 ..."
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