diapsid

C51921
concept

A diapsid is a type of vertebrate, primarily reptiles and birds, characterized by a skull with two temporal openings behind each eye socket, allowing for stronger jaw muscles and lighter skull construction.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
diapsid canonical 1
mosasaur 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: diapsid
Generated description
A diapsid is a type of vertebrate, primarily reptiles and birds, characterized by a skull with two temporal openings behind each eye socket, allowing for stronger jaw muscles and lighter skull construction.

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
Araeoscelidia
Mosasaurus mosasaur