anapsid
English
Etymology
From scientific Latin Anapsida, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).
Adjective
anapsid (comparative more anapsid, superlative most anapsid)
- (zoology) Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have ]]opening]]s near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass.
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, 2013 edition, Granta Books, page 186:
- The anapsid skull: snub-nosed like an artillery shell, shockingly powerful and primitive.
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Noun
anapsid (plural anapsids)
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