Etymology

synapsid

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Today it means: Pertaining to the class Synapsida of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each. Full definition →

translingual Synapsida ← Ancient Greek ἁψίς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁψίς“arch”
  2. translingual · derived fromSynapsida
  3. English todaysynapsid

From translingual Synapsida, from syn- + Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἁψίς all →

apseapsis

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.