tuatara
English
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editNoun
edittuatara (plural tuataras or tuatara)
- A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles lizards and is the only surviving rhynchocephalian.
Translations
editreptile
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editFurther reading
editFinnish
editEtymology
editFrom Maori tuatara, probably via English.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittuatara
- tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
- Synonym of alkulisko (“rhynchocephalian”).
Declension
editInflection of tuatara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tuatara | tuatarat | |
genitive | tuataran | tuatarojen | |
partitive | tuataraa | tuataroja | |
illative | tuataraan | tuataroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tuatara | tuatarat | |
accusative | nom. | tuatara | tuatarat |
gen. | tuataran | ||
genitive | tuataran | tuatarojen tuatarain rare | |
partitive | tuataraa | tuataroja | |
inessive | tuatarassa | tuataroissa | |
elative | tuatarasta | tuataroista | |
illative | tuataraan | tuataroihin | |
adessive | tuataralla | tuataroilla | |
ablative | tuataralta | tuataroilta | |
allative | tuataralle | tuataroille | |
essive | tuatarana | tuataroina | |
translative | tuataraksi | tuataroiksi | |
abessive | tuataratta | tuataroitta | |
instructive | — | tuataroin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Maori
editEtymology
editSaid to be from tua (“on the back”) + tara (“spike”).
Noun
edittuatara
Polish
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editNoun
edittuatara f
Declension
editDeclension of tuatara
Further reading
edit- tuatara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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