| NOUN | animal | anapsid, anapsid reptile | primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull |
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| Meaning | Primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles. | |
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| Synonym | anapsid reptile | |
| Member of | Anapsida, subclass Anapsida | oldest known reptiles |
| Narrower | chelonian, chelonian reptile | A reptile of the order Chelonia |
| Broader | reptile, reptilian | Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms |
| Opposite | diapsid, diapsid reptile | reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye |
| Spanish | anapsida, anapsid, anápsido | |
| Catalan | anàpsid | |
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