anapsid

/ˈænæpsɪd/

Definitions

1. noun

a reptile with no movable eyelids, especially an extinct group of reptiles that includes the ancestors of modern reptiles

“Fossil evidence shows that the earliest anapsids lived over 300 million years ago during the Paleozoic era.”

Synonyms

  • anapsid reptile
  • reptile

Antonyms

  • mammal
  • synapsid