What does hatteria mean?
Hatteria means (dated) The tuatara..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) The tuatara..
The skull of the hatteria is more like that of a crocodile than like that of any other reptile; but on the other hand its legs are like those of the lizard […]
A Red-breasted Water lizard, appropriately christened “Robin,” seemed more especially to excite its ire in the vain pursuit of which the hatteria would rush out from its lair with angry gruntings whenever that lizard chanced to trespass too closely […]
This association favours the hatterias which feed on the numerous insects attracted by the birds' excrement.
Use hatteria when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hatteria means (dated) The tuatara..
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The skull of the hatteria is more like that of a crocodile than like that of any other reptile; but on the other hand its legs are like those of the lizard […]
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