- diapsid
- di·ap·sid
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diapsid
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Diapsid — reptiles Temporal range: Late Carboniferous Recent, 302–0 Ma … Wikipedia
diapsid — /duy ap sid/, adj. 1. (of reptiles) having two openings in the skull behind each eye, characteristic of the subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria, including all living reptiles except turtles. n. 2. a diapsid reptile. Cf. anapsid. [ < NL… … Universalium
diapsid — noun reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye • Syn: ↑diapsid reptile • Ant: ↑anapsid • Hypernyms: ↑reptile, ↑reptilian • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
diapsid reptile — noun reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye • Syn: ↑diapsid • Ant: ↑anapsid (for: ↑diapsid) • Hypernyms: ↑reptile, ↑reptilian … Useful english dictionary
diapsid — adjective Etymology: ultimately from Greek di + hapsid , hapsis loop, arch more at apsis Date: circa 1909 of, relating to, or including reptiles (as the crocodiles) with two pairs of temporal openings in the skull … New Collegiate Dictionary
diapsid — noun Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye … Wiktionary
diapsid — di•ap•sid [[t]daɪˈæp sɪd[/t]] adj. ram (of reptiles) having two openings in the skull behind each eye • Etymology: < NL Diapsida (1903) =di di + apsida, neut. pl. of apsidus, adj. der. of Gk (h)apsís loop, arch; see apsis … From formal English to slang
diapsid — /daɪˈæpsəd/ (say duy apsuhd) adjective 1. of or relating to a group of reptiles which developed during the late Carboniferous period, characterised by having a hole on each side of the skull; living members of the group are crocodiles, lizards,… …
Dinosaur — For other uses, see Dinosaur (disambiguation). Dinosaurs Temporal range: Late Triassic–Late Cretaceous, 231.4–65.5 Ma … Wikipedia
Archosaur — Taxobox name = Archosaurs fossil range = Early Triassic Recent image width = 250px image caption = Living archosaurs are crocodilians and birds. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida subclassis = Diapsida infraclassis =… … Wikipedia
