osteocranium
osteocranium noun: the bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
Noun
osteocranium (plural osteocrania)
- The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
Forms of osteocranium
| plural | osteocrania |
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Origin of osteocranium
From osteo- + cranium.
Words that rhyme with osteocranium
- cranium
- geranium
- unobtainium
- germanium
- titanium
- uranium
- basicranium
- dermatocranium
- desmocranium
- ectocranium
- intracranium
- neurocranium
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Questions about osteocranium
- What does osteocranium mean?
- Osteocranium means the bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
- What part of speech is osteocranium?
- Osteocranium is a noun.
- What is the plural of osteocranium?
- The plural of osteocranium is osteocrania.
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