subclass diapsida

1. 1.

   used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria

   SynonymsDiapsida

   Broaderreptile

Questions about subclass diapsida

What does subclass diapsida mean?

subclass diapsida means "used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria".

What is another word for subclass diapsida?

Close synonyms include Diapsida. 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.

Is subclass diapsida a common word?

subclass diapsida is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.