diapsid

Other forms of diapsid

plural

diapsids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about diapsid

What does diapsid mean?

diapsid means "reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye".

How many syllables are in diapsid?

diapsid has 3 syllables: di-ap-sid. The stress falls on "ap". In IPA it is /ˌdaɪˈæpsɪd/.

What is another word for diapsid?

Close synonyms include diapsid reptile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of diapsid?

The recorded antonyms are anapsid.

Is diapsid a common word?

diapsid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.