Added 10 October 2026
cranidium
noun
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- In trilobites, the part of the cephalon (the head) consisting of the glabella and the fixigenae.
Origin
Latinized form of Ancient Greek κρανίδιον (kranídion, “small skull”), from κρανίον (kraníon) + -ίδιον (-ídion).
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