Etymology

anapsid

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Today it means: Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀν-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀν-“not”
  2. English todayanapsid

From scientific Latin Anapsida, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).

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Ancient Greekἀν- all →

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