Crania \Cra"ni*a\ (kr?"n?-?), n. [NL.] (Zool.) A genus of living Brachiopoda; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the cranium or skull. [1913 Webster]
Cranium \Cra"ni*um\ (kr?"n?-?m), n.; pl. E. {Craniums} (-?mz), L. {Crania} (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. ????; akin to ka`ra head.] The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See {Skull}. [1913 Webster]