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ANAPSID REPTILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anapsid reptile mean?
• ANAPSID REPTILE (noun)
The noun ANAPSID REPTILE has 1 sense:
1. primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles
Familiarity information: ANAPSID REPTILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 reptile" 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 reptile"):
chelonian; chelonian reptile (a reptile of the order Chelonia)
Holonyms ("anapsid reptile" is a member of...):
Anapsida; subclass Anapsida (oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms)
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