anapsid
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English
Etymology
From scientific Latin Anapsida, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).
Adjective
anapsid (not comparable)
- (zoology) Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 186:
- The anapsid skull: snub-nosed like an artillery shell, shockingly powerful and primitive.
Noun
anapsid (plural anapsids)
Translations
Reptile with a skull that has no openings near the temples