endocast

noun

en·​do·​cast ˈen-dō-ˌkast How to pronounce endocast (audio)

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The study also shows the value of studying brain endocasts to look into the past. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023 Sizing Up Brain Casts Rogers at the University of Utah specializes in using the internal measurements from the skull of dinosaurs — aka ‘endocasts’ — and comparing them to brain models of their living relatives. Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023 Researchers studied the endocasts of skulls belonging to hundreds of dinosaurs and extinct birds. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Apr. 2020

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of endocast was in 1949

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“Endocast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endocast. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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endocast

noun
en·​do·​cast ˈen-də-ˌkast How to pronounce endocast (audio)
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