cranium
noun [C] /ˈkreɪ.ni.əm/ (plural craniums or crania) specializedDefinition
› the hard bone case that gives an animal's or a human's head its shape and protects the brainBone structuresThe head
(Definition of cranium noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- -boned suffix
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