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cranial cavity |
cranial index |
cranial nerve |
cranial orbit |
craniata |
craniate
| cranioclasm
| cranioclast
| craniofacial
| craniognomy
| craniological
craniate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun craniate has 1 sense
- craniate(n = noun.animal) vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium; Array has particulars: fetus, foetus, amniota, amniote, aquatic vertebrate, gnathostome, bird, amphibian, reptile, reptilian, mammal, mammalian, tetrapod
is a kind of chordate
is a member of craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata
has parts: belly, tail, caudal appendage, costa, rib, chest, pectus, thorax, pedal extremity, vertebrate foot, dactyl, digit
OXFORD DICTIONARY
craniate, adj. & n.
--adj. having a skull.
--n. a craniate animal.
--adj. having a skull.
--n. a craniate animal.
Etymology
mod.L craniatus f. CRANIUM
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