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Synapsid

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synapsid reptilenoun	extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull

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Word	Definition
synapsid reptilenoun	extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull
anapsidnoun	(zoology) A member of this group of reptiles, including the turtles, tortoises and terrapins.
sauroid	(zoology) Resembling or relating to the saurians.
saurognathous	(zoology) having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers
zygokrotaphic	(herpetology) Of a caecilian: Having a skull with an open temporal region.
lagenocanaliculate	(zoology, of an egg from pseudo-avian dinosaurs) Having prolatocanaliculate-type pores, with a narrower openings.
endaspidean	(zoology) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side; said of certain birds.
sauriannoun	(popularly, especially science fiction) Any large reptilian animal, including crocodiles and reptilian aliens.
foveocanaliculate	(zoology, of an egg from pseudo-avian dinosaurs) Having prolatocanaliculate-type pores, with larger openings.
scincoidnoun	(zoology) Of or relating to the family Scincidae, or skinks.
holaspidean	(zoology, dated) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.
exaspidean	(zoology) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certain birds.
schizognathousnoun	(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, and many other birds
snouted	Having a snout.
elapidic	Relating to elapids (snakes of the family Elapidae)
palpebrateverb	(medicine) Pertaining to the eyelids.
grapsoid	(zoology) Relating to the genus Grapsus or family Grapsidae.
parareptilian	(zoology) Of or relating to the Parareptilia.
frontalnoun	(architecture) The façade of a building.
prosimiannoun	A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.