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Diapsid

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Noun

1. diapsid, diapsid reptile

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

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Diapsid

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noun
1. 
any member of the group of reptiles having two holes towards the back of each side of the skull; this group includes crocodiles and snakes
adjective
2. 
of or relating to diapsids

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Diapsid

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n.
Any of a group of amniote vertebrates that are characterized by two openings in the temporal region on each side of the skull. The first diapsids emerged in the Pennsylvanian Period, and their descendants include the lizards, snakes, crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, birds, and, in some classifications, the turtles.

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