cranidium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In trilobites, the part of the cephalon (the head) consisting of the glabella and the fixigenae.

Word forms

cranidium cranidiums cranidia

Etymology

Latinized form of Ancient Greek κρανίδιον (kranídion, “small skull”), from κρανίον (kraníon) + -ίδιον (-ídion).

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