ANAPSID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anapsid mean? 

• ANAPSID (noun)
  The noun ANAPSID has 1 sense:

1. primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

  Familiarity information: ANAPSID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANAPSID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

anapsid; anapsid reptile

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)