Definition of CRANIATE

craniate

Meanings

Plural: craniates

Noun

  • animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
  • Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.

Origin / Etymology

From cranium.

Synonyms

vertebrate

Scrabble Score: 10

craniate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 12

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