braincase

Example Sentences

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The scanning focused upon Little Foot’s cranial vault — the upper part of her braincase — and her lower jaw, or mandible.

From Washington Post

The protruding balconies are eyes, above which looms an oversize braincase of office space intended for Communist Party functionaries who would guide the economy.

From New York Times

These included the shape of the inner ear, braincase and teeth, as well as similarities in hand, leg, ankle and pelvic bones.

From Washington Post

Urban foxes also tended to have wider snout tips and, in terms of their brains, "the braincase appeared to be smaller in the urban habitat."

From Salon

Scans of the braincase, however, revealed that the hobbit’s brain shared nothing in common with that of microcephalics.

From Scientific American