variants
or crania
as in skulls
the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates
the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges
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Recent Examples of craniums
The other two craniums were found in 1990.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Of course, something similar typified our evolution, too, which can all too easily be cast as the blossoming forth of ever-plumper craniums.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Of course, something similar typified our evolution, too, which can all too easily be cast as the blossoming forth of ever-plumper craniums.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craniums
skulls
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The feds also looked over Bied’s sickening business partnership with his co-conspirator in Indonesia, who Bied purchased multiple orangutan and Javan leopard skulls from.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Maces, which were little more than rocks mounted on sticks, had questionable value as hunting tools, but they were superbly suited for smashing the bones and skulls of other humans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Craniums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craniums. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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