tu.a.ta.ra

tuatara的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˌtu:əˈtɑ:ə]
KK音标发音： [ˌtuəˈtɑə]

tuatara的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A lizardlike reptile (Sphenodon punctatus) that is found only on certain islands off New Zealand and is the sole extant member of the Rhynchocephalia, an order that flourished during the Mesozoic Era. Also called sphenodon
斑点楔齿晰：一种类似蜥蜴的爬行动物（楔齿蜥 楔齿蜥属） ，只生长在新西兰周边的岛屿上，是盛行于中生代的喙头蜥目动物的唯一现存的种类 也作 sphenodon

tuatara的词源：

2. Maori tuatàra
毛利语 tuatàra

3. tua [back]
tua [背部]

4. tàra [spine]
tàra [脊椎]