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di•ap•sid



Pronunciation: (dī-ap'sid), [key]
adj.
(of reptiles) having two openings in the skull behind each eye, characteristic of the subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria, including all living reptiles except turtles.

n.
a diapsid reptile. Cf. anapsid.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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