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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of this group of reptiles, including the turtles, tortoises and terrapins.
2. 2
   primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass not-comparable

   "The anapsid skull: snub-nosed like an artillery shell, shockingly powerful and primitive."

Synonyms

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anapsid reptile

Antonyms

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diapsid

Example

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"The anapsid skull: snub-nosed like an artillery shell, shockingly powerful and primitive."

Etymology

From scientific Latin Anapsida, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).

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