On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Anapsid. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as reptile or reptilian and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Anapsid meaning
Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass
Using Anapsid
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass
- Useful related words include: anapsid reptile, reptile, reptilian, diapsid.
- In the example corpus, anapsid often appears in combinations such as: anapsid skulls.
Context around Anapsid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anapsid
- In this selection, "anapsid" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, permian, skulls, reptiles and condition stand out and add context to how "anapsid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all anapsid skulls lack and all permian anapsid reptiles died. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anapsid" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anapsid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The earliest amniotes were superficially lizard-like, but had solid, box-like skulls, with openings only for eyes and nostrils, termed the anapsid condition. (24 words)
All Permian anapsid reptiles died out except the procolophonids ( testudines have anapsid skulls but are most often thought to have evolved later, from diapsid ancestors). (25 words)
All anapsid skulls lack a temporal opening, while all other extant amniotes have temporal openings (although in mammals the hole has become the zygomatic arch ). (25 words)
All Permian anapsid reptiles died out except the procolophonids ( testudines have anapsid skulls but are most often thought to have evolved later, from diapsid ancestors). (25 words)
All anapsid skulls lack a temporal opening, while all other extant amniotes have temporal openings (although in mammals the hole has become the zygomatic arch ). (25 words)
The earliest amniotes were superficially lizard-like, but had solid, box-like skulls, with openings only for eyes and nostrils, termed the anapsid condition. (24 words)
Example sentences (3)
All Permian anapsid reptiles died out except the procolophonids ( testudines have anapsid skulls but are most often thought to have evolved later, from diapsid ancestors).
All anapsid skulls lack a temporal opening, while all other extant amniotes have temporal openings (although in mammals the hole has become the zygomatic arch ).
The earliest amniotes were superficially lizard-like, but had solid, box-like skulls, with openings only for eyes and nostrils, termed the anapsid condition.
Common combinations with anapsid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: