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2024
anapsid
anapsid
English
Noun
anapsid
(
plural
anapsids
)
(
zoology
)
Any
amniote
whose
skull
does not have
openings
near the
temples
.
Translations
An amniote with a skull that has no openings near the temples
Italian:
anapsido
m
Portuguese:
anápsida
m
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
ἀν-
(
an-
,
“
not
”
)
+
ἁψίς
(
hapsís
,
“
circle
”
)
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