Meanings
adjectivecraniodistal (not comparable)
- not comparabledistal to the cranium or head
The craniodistal part is very rudimentary and separated in two condyles by a narrow but deep extensor groove.
2015 October 15, “Perinatal Specimens of Saurolophus angustirostris (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae), from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱérh₂sō
- Proto-Hellenic*kárahə
- Ancient Greek*κρᾱν- (*krān-)
- Ancient Greekκρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)
- Medieval Latincrānium
- Englishcranio-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*staējō
- Proto-Italic*staēō
- Latinstō
- Latindistō
- Latindistāns
- Old Frenchdistant
- Middle Englishdistaunt
- Englishdistant
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdistal
- Englishcraniodistal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with craniodistal
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Cite this entry
APA
craniodistal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craniodistal
MLA
“craniodistal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craniodistal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craniodistal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craniodistal.
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