Definition of diapsid Diapsid
/dajˌæˈpsɪd/ - [dayatpsid] -
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What does diapsid mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: diapsids |
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| diapsid - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye | ||
| diapsid reptile | ||
| anapsid, anapsid reptile primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles | ||
| reptile, reptilian any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | ||
| sphenodon punctatum, tuatara only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand | ||
| saurian any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs | ||
| archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts | ||
| crocodilian, crocodilian reptile extant archosaurian reptile | ||
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