(n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). cranium. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cranium/definitions/1992660 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "cranium" http://smartdefine.org/cranium/definitions/1992660 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "cranium" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cranium/definitions/1992660> |