chondrocranium

noun

chon·dro·cra·ni·um ˌkän-drō-ˈkrā-nē-əm

: the cartilaginous parts of an embryonic cranium

also : the part of the adult skull derived therefrom

Examples of chondrocranium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The researchers used a megalodon vertebral column from Belgium, a tooth from the United States, and the chondrocranium – the cartilaginous equivalent of a skull – from a great white shark to build their 3D skeleton. —

Zoe Sottile, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022

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