crania Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain
    braincase; cranium; brainpan.

WordNet


Cra"ni*a noun
Etymology
NL.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of living Brachiopoda; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the cranium or skull.

Webster 1913