"braincase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: braincases [plural]
Etymology: From brain + case. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brain|case}} brain + case Head templates: {{en-noun}} braincase (plural braincases)
  1. The part of the skull that contains the brain; the neurocranium. Categories (topical): Skeleton Synonyms: cranium, neurocranium Holonyms: skull Translations (the part of the skull containing the brain): boest ar penn [feminine] (Breton), 腦殼 (Chinese Mandarin), 脑壳 (nǎoké) (Chinese Mandarin), mozkovna [feminine] (Czech), cerbujo (Esperanto), aivokoppa (Finnish), boîte crânienne [feminine] (French), Hirnschale [feminine] (German), agykoponya (Hungarian), scatola cranica [feminine] (Italian), cranio [masculine] (Italian), caixa craniana [feminine] (Portuguese), cutie craniană [feminine] (Romanian), padell yr ymennydd [feminine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "the part of the skull containing the brain",
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          "sense": "the part of the skull containing the brain",
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          "sense": "the part of the skull containing the brain",
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      "word": "boest ar penn"
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      "sense": "the part of the skull containing the brain",
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      "sense": "the part of the skull containing the brain",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the part of the skull containing the brain",
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      "sense": "the part of the skull containing the brain",
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      "sense": "the part of the skull containing the brain",
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      "code": "cy",
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