adjective
- having a skull or cranium
Usage: biological
noun
- an animal that has a skull or cranium, including all vertebrates
Usage: biological
Examples
- All craniate animals possess a protective skull around their brain.
- Fish are the most ancient group of craniate vertebrates.
- The craniate body plan includes a distinct head region.
- Scientists study craniate evolution to understand vertebrate development.
- Craniates differ from invertebrates by having a bony or cartilaginous skull.
- The craniate nervous system is more complex than that of simpler animals.