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单词 cranium
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cra•ni•um /ˈkreɪniəm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ni•ums, -ni•a 
    /-niə/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Anatomy, Zoologythe skull of any animal with a backbone.
  2. Anatomy, Zoologythe part of the skull that encloses the brain.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cra•ni•um  (krānē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ni•ums, -ni•a 
    (-nē ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomy, Zoologythe skull of a vertebrate.
  2. Anatomy, Zoologythe part of the skull that encloses the brain. Also called braincase. 
  • Greek krāníon skull; akin to cerato-, cerebrum, cornu, horn
  • Medieval Latin crānium
  • late Middle English craneum 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cranium /ˈkreɪnɪəm/ n ( pl -niums, -nia / -nɪə/)
  1. the skull of a vertebrate
  2. the part of the skull that encloses the brain
    Nontechnical name: brainpan
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin crānium skull, from Greek kranion
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