Associations to the word «Anapsid»

Wiktionary

ANAPSID, noun. (zoology) Any amniote whose skull does not have openings near the temples.

Dictionary definition

ANAPSID, noun. Primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles.

Wise words

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