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chondrocranium

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[kon-droh-krey-nee-uhm] / ˌkɒn droʊˈkreɪ ni əm /

noun

a braincase composed of cartilage rather than bone, as the skull of sharks and of the vertebrate embryo before ossification.

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noun

Etymology

Origin of chondrocranium

First recorded in 1870–75; chondr(i)o- + cranium

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