- subclass Anapsida
- nounoldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms• Syn: ↑Anapsida• Hypernyms: ↑class• Member Holonyms: ↑Reptilia, ↑class Reptilia• Member Meronyms:
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subclass Anapsida
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Anapsida — noun oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms • Syn: ↑subclass Anapsida • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Reptilia, ↑class Reptilia • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Reptile — Taxobox fossil range = Carboniferous Recent name = Reptiles image width = 251px image caption = A Rhinoceros Iguana, Cyclura cornuta regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia classis authority = Laurenti, 1768… … Wikipedia
class Reptilia — noun class of cold blooded air breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals • Syn: ↑Reptilia • Derivationally related forms: ↑reptilian (for:… … Useful english dictionary
Reptilia — noun class of cold blooded air breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals • Syn: ↑class Reptilia • Derivationally related forms: ↑reptilian •… … Useful english dictionary
anapsid — /euh nap sid/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Anapsida, a subclass of reptiles, extinct except for the turtles, characterized by having no opening in the temporal region of the skull. n. 2. a reptile of the subclass Anapsida. Cf. diapsid … Universalium
vertebrate — /verr teuh brit, brayt /, adj. 1. having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium… … Universalium
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