DIAPSID

diapsid, diapsid reptile

(noun) reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

diapsid (plural diapsids)

(zoology) Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

Source: Wiktionary



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