Craniums

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]