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osteocranium

noun

The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.

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Meanings

nounosteocranium (plural osteocrania)

plural osteocrania

anatomyThe bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.

Origin

From osteo- + cranium.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with osteocranium

titanium uranium geranium cranium germanium basicranium dermatocranium desmocranium ectocranium intracranium neurocranium paracranium postcranium splanchnocranium unobtainium

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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