euryapsid

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euryapsid (plural euryapsids)

  1. An animal belonging to the taxonomic subclass Euryapsida of the class Reptilia.
    • 2013, Ronald Martin, Earth's Evolving Systems: The History of Planet Earth, page 438:
      Marine reptiles of the Mesozoic belong to the group known as the euryapsids, which are characterized by an opening in the skull high above the cheek region.
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