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cranidium

cranidium noun: in trilobites, the part of the cephalon (the head) consisting of the glabella and the fixigenae.

Noun

cranidium (plural cranidiums or cranidia)

  1. In trilobites, the part of the cephalon (the head) consisting of the glabella and the fixigenae.

Forms of cranidium

pluralcranidiums
pluralcranidia

Origin of cranidium

Latinized form of Ancient Greek κρανίδιον (kranídion, “small skull”), from κρανίον (kraníon) + -ίδιον (-ídion).

Questions about cranidium

What does cranidium mean?
Cranidium means in trilobites, the part of the cephalon (the head) consisting of the glabella and the fixigenae.
What part of speech is cranidium?
Cranidium is a noun.
What is the plural of cranidium?
The plural of cranidium is cranidiums.

Words near cranidium in the dictionary

  1. craniate
  2. craniates
  3. cranic
  4. cranidia
  5. cranidial
  6. cranidium
  7. cranidiums
  8. craniectomies
  9. craniectomize
  10. craniectomized
  11. craniectomy

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