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anapsid

anap·sid

uncommon

noun

1.

primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

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

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