ALL meanings of diapsid
di·ap·sid
D d - noun diapsid any member of the group of reptiles having two holes towards the back of each side of the skull; this group includes crocodiles and snakes 3
- adjective diapsid of or relating to diapsids 3
- adjective diapsid (of reptiles) having two openings in the skull behind each eye, characteristic of the subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria, including all living reptiles except turtles. 1
- noun diapsid a diapsid reptile. 1
- noun diapsid A reptile of a large group characterized by the presence of two temporal openings in the skull, including the lizards, snakes, crocodiles, dinosaurs, and pterosaurs. 1
- noun diapsid (zoology) Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye. 0