"epicranium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epicrania [plural]
Etymology: From epi- + cranium. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|cranium}} epi- + cranium Head templates: {{en-noun|epicrania}} epicranium (plural epicrania)
  1. (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc; cranial region. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-epicranium-en-noun-vWpvRBfP Categories (other): English terms prefixed with epi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 62 38 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-epicranium-en-noun-YG88UX19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: epicranial

Inflected forms

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