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braincast

braincast noun: a cast fossil of the brain of an organism.

Noun

braincast (plural braincasts)

  1. A cast fossil of the brain of an organism.
    • While the apparent presence of perisylvian speech-related areas in the natural braincasts of Homo habilis suggest that it could speak, we do not of course know whether the other necessary structures and functions, central and peripheral, were also in place.2014, John L. Bradshaw, Human Evolution

Forms of braincast

pluralbraincasts

Origin of braincast

From brain + cast.

Questions about braincast

What does braincast mean?
Braincast means a cast fossil of the brain of an organism.
What part of speech is braincast?
Braincast is a noun.
What is the plural of braincast?
The plural of braincast is braincasts.

Words near braincast in the dictionary

  1. brainboxes
  2. brainbuster
  3. brainbusters
  4. braincase
  5. braincases
  6. braincast
  7. braincasts
  8. braincell
  9. braincells
  10. brainchild
  11. brainchilded

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