braincast

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noun

A cast fossil of the brain of an organism.

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Meanings

nounbraincast (plural braincasts)

plural braincasts

  1. A cast fossil of the brain of an organism.

    While the apparent presence of perisylvian speech-related areas in the natural braincasts of Homo habilis suggest that it could speak, we do not of course know whether the other necessary structures and functions, central and peripheral, were also in place.

    2014, John L. Bradshaw, Human Evolution

Origin

From brain + cast.

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APA

braincast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braincast

MLA

“braincast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braincast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “braincast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braincast.

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