calvaria
/ (kælˈvɛərɪə) /
noun
the top part of the skull of vertebrates: Nontechnical name: skullcap
Origin of calvaria
1C14: from Late Latin: (human) skull, from Latin calvus bald
Words Nearby calvaria
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How to use calvaria in a sentence
Outline drawings of the two skulls are compared with the corresponding contour of the Neanderthal calvaria by Klaatsch.
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. Duckworth
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