craniums

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cranium \Cra"ni*um\ (kr?"n?-?m), n.; pl. E. {Craniums} (-?mz),
   L. {Crania} (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. ????; akin to ka`ra head.]
   The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull,
   either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the
   brain; the brain case or brainpan. See {Skull}.
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