postcranial

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adjective

Relating to the postcranium: the portion of a vertebrate skeleton located caudal to the cranium (that is, in bipeds, inferior to it).

“postcranial anatomy”

OriginEnglish cranial ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostcranial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the postcranium: the portion of a vertebrate skeleton located caudal to the cranium (that is, in bipeds, inferior to it).

    postcranial anatomy

    1 more example

    postcranial skeleton

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishcranial
  8. Englishpostcranial

From post- + cranial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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