Definition of diapsid
: of, relating to, or including reptiles (such as the crocodiles) with two pairs of temporal openings in the skull
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Origin and Etymology of diapsid
ultimately from Greek di- + hapsid-, hapsis loop, arch — more at apsis
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First Known Use: circa 1909
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