English > anapsid reptile: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | Primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles. |
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Synonym | anapsid |
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Member of | Anapsida, subclass Anapsida | oldest known reptiles |
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Narrower | chelonian, chelonian reptile | A reptile of the order Chelonia |
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Broader | reptile, reptilian | Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms |
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Opposite | diapsid, diapsid reptile | reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye |
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Spanish | anapsida, anapsid, anápsido |
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Catalan | anàpsid |
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