tuatara

tuatara

美 　英 [ˌtuːə'tɑːrə]

• n.【动】斑点楔齿蜥 (Sphenodon punctatum)
• 网络古蜥蜴；鳄蜥；刺背鳄蜥

词形变化

复数：tuataras  

英汉解释

n.	1. 【动】斑点楔齿蜥 (Sphenodon punctatum)

英英解释

n.	1. a large spiny greenish-grey reptile resembling an iguana.

例句

Photo Gallery: Jurassic Period Clinging to life on an offshore crag, a tuatara looks little different from his Jurassic relatives.

侏罗纪时代图片集。死抱着在海面上的峭壁，一只新西兰大蜥蜴看起来有点不同，从它的侏罗系的亲属。

The tuatara rate is significantly faster than for animals including the cave bear, lion, ox and horse.

刺背鳄蜥的进化速率比起包括洞熊、狮子、公牛和马在内的动物，都要快得多。

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

乌龟和陆龟、鳄鱼和短吻鳄以及虫蜥蜴——一种现存于新西兰的海蜥蜴。