DIAPSID


Meaning of DIAPSID in English

Pronunciation: d ī - ' ap-s ə d

Function: adjective

Etymology: ultimately from Greek di- + hapsid-, hapsis loop, arch ― more at APSIS

Date: circa 1909

: of, relating to, or including reptiles (as the crocodiles) with two pairs of temporal openings in the skull

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