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Clipping of taxonomic name Diapsida.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
diapsid
Today it means: Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye Full definition →
Today it means: Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye Full definition →
Clipping of taxonomic name Diapsida.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.