DIAPSIDA


Meaning of DIAPSIDA in English

dīˈapsədə noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from di- + -apsida (from Greek hapsid-, hapsis arch, loop) — more at apsis

in some classifications : a subclass of reptiles having two pairs of temporal openings in the skull and including the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs, the crocodiles and rhynchocephalians, and usually the lizards and snakes — compare parapsida

• di·ap·si·dan (ˈ)dī|apsəd ə n adjective or noun

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