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Definition of: craniate
(krā′nē·it, -āt) adjective
Possessing a cranium.
—noun Any of a primary division (Craniata) of the phylum Chordata, which includes all vertebrates having a skull, as fishes, reptiles, birds, and mammals. [<NL craniata <Med. L cranium CRANIUM]
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