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Tuatara
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum) formerly common in New Zealand, but now confined to certain islets near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half feet, is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on the sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on the neck.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tuatara'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tuatara.html. 1828.