tuatara

英 [,tuːə'tɑːrə] 美 [,tʊə'tɑrə]
  • n. 大蜥蜴（产于新西兰）
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英文词源

tuatara (n.)
New Zealand lizard, 1844, from Maori, from tua "on the back" + tara "spine."

双语例句

1. The tuatara of New Zealand is the only extant rhynchocephalian.
纽西兰的蜥蜴为目前硕果仅存的喙头类动物.

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2. Tuatara once ranged throughout New Zealand before rats, cats, and stoats - introduced by human colonizers - wiped them out.
据殖民者们介绍说,大蜥蜴以前遍布新西兰,直到老鼠 、 猫和白鼬把它们挤掉.

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