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
adjective
2.
of or relating to diapsids
Examples of 'diapsid' in a sentence
diapsid
Mechanical analysis of diapsid reptile skulls could shed light on this longstanding debate.
Neil Curtis, Marc E H Jones, Junfen Shi, Paul O'Higgins, Susan E Evans, Susan E Evans,Michael J Fagan 2011, 'Functional relationship between skull form and feeding mechanics in Sphenodon, andimplications for diapsid skull development.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3247290?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)