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noun
The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
the scientific study of the skulls of various human races
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: life science, bioscience
Narrower terms: phrenology
History
From cranio- + -logy.
Across languages
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