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subclass Diapsida

DEFINITIONS OF: subclass Diapsida

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n used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria

Synonyms:
Diapsida
Type of:
reptile, reptilian
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
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