craniate
craniate · craniates
Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony skullsAny member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.
More definitions
- animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
Origin
From cranium.From cranium.
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Forms
plural: craniatesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium:vertebrate
See also
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