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ANAPSID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles
Synonyms:
anapsid; anapsid reptile
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anapsid" is a kind of...):
reptile; reptilian (any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anapsid"):
chelonian; chelonian reptile (a reptile of the order Chelonia)
Holonyms ("anapsid" is a member of...):
Anapsida; subclass Anapsida (oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms)
Antonym:
diapsid (reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye)
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