anapsid

əˈnæpsɪd

Definition

Definition of anapsid - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

reptiles

TECH.

primitive reptile group including turtles

TECH.

Turtles are the only surviving anapsids.

reptile

turtle

zoology

TECH.

reptile with no skull openings near temples

TECH.

The anapsid is a key subject in evolutionary studies.

amniote

reptile

turtle

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primitive reptile group including turtles

Origin of anapsid

Greek, an- (without) + apsis (arch)

Examples of anapsid in a sentence

The fossil record shows evidence of ancient anapsids.
An anapsid fossil was discovered in the desert.
Scientists study anapsids to understand ancient ecosystems.

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French:anapside, reptile anapside, ...
German:Anapside, ...
Italian:anapside, ...
Spanish:anápsido, ...
Portuguese:anapsídeo, anapsida, ...
Chinese:无孔类, 无孔类动物, ...
Japanese:無弓類, ...
Arabic:أَنَابْسِيد, أَنافْسِيد, ...
Hebrew:אַנַפְּסִיד, ...
Russian:анапсид, ...
Ukrainian:анапсид, безскроневий рептилій, ...
Hindi:एनाप्सिड, ...
Bengali:অ্যানাপসিড, অ্যানাপ্সিড, ...
Catalan:anàpsid, ...
Czech:anapsid, primitivní plaz bez spánkových otvorů v lebce, ...
Danish:anapsid, ...
Dutch:anapside, ...
Greek:αναψίδιο, ερπετό, ...
Hungarian:anapszida, ősi hüllő, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមសត្វល្មូនបុរាណដែលរួមមានអណ្តើក, សត្វល្មូនប្រភេទគ្មានរន្ធបើកនៅលលាដ៍ក្បាលជិតតំបន់សៀតផ្កា, ...
Korean:아납시드, 무공파충류, ...
Persian:آناپسید, خزنده بی‌حفره, ...
Polish:anapsyd, ...
Portuguese (BR):anapsídeo, réptil anapsídeo, ...
Romanian:anapsid, anapsidă, ...
Swedish:anapsid, ...
Thai:อนาพซิด, สัตว์เลื้อยคลานอนาพซิด, ...
Turkish:anapsid, ...
Vietnamese:anapsid, ...

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