anapsid
Meanings
adj
- Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass
noun
- A member of this group of reptiles, including the turtles, tortoises and terrapins.
Word forms
Etymology
From scientific Latin Anapsida, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).
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