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dermatocranium

dermatocranium noun: a set of bones covering the brain, eyes and nostrils in bony fishes and all land-living vertebrates.

Noun

dermatocranium

  1. A set of bones covering the brain, eyes and nostrils in bony fishes and all land-living vertebrates.

Origin of dermatocranium

From dermato- + cranium.

Words that rhyme with dermatocranium

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Questions about dermatocranium

What does dermatocranium mean?
Dermatocranium means a set of bones covering the brain, eyes and nostrils in bony fishes and all land-living vertebrates.
What part of speech is dermatocranium?
Dermatocranium is a noun.

Words near dermatocranium in the dictionary

  1. dermatoborreliosis
  2. dermatobullous
  3. dermatocalyptrogen
  4. dermatochalasis
  5. dermatocranial
  6. dermatocranium
  7. dermatocyst
  8. dermatocystidium
  9. dermatocysts
  10. dermatodynia
  11. dermatoelectrical

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