HyperDic: anapsid_reptile

English > 1 sense of the expression anapsid reptile:
NOUNanimalanapsid reptile, anapsidprimitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull
English > anapsid reptile: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningPrimitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles.
Synonymanapsid
Member ofAnapsida, subclass Anapsidaoldest known reptiles
Narrowerchelonian, chelonian reptileA reptile of the order Chelonia
Broaderreptile, reptilianAny cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
Oppositediapsid, diapsid reptilereptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
Spanishanapsida, anapsid, anápsido
Catalananàpsid

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