CRANIATE

vertebrate, craniate

(noun) animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

craniate (plural craniates)

(zoology) Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.

Anagrams

• arcanite, carinate

Source: Wiktionary



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31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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