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anapsid

The English word “anapsid” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

noun

  1. A member of this group of reptiles, including the turtles, tortoises and terrapins.

Etymology

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

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