Cranioid

/ˈkreɪniɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or shaped like a skull; having a skull-like appearance.

Etymology

From Greek 'kranion' (skull) + '-oid' (resembling/like). This descriptive term uses the productive '-oid' suffix that appears in many anatomical and zoological descriptions.

Kelly Says

The -oid suffix is everywhere in science for 'resembling' things (humanoid, asteroid, thyroid), so cranioid logically means 'skull-shaped'—though you'll rarely encounter it since we usually just say 'skull-shaped' in plain English.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ መልክ
in-ssa mel-k
ARالعربية
شكل الجمجمة
shakl al-jamjaha
BNবাংলা
মস্তিষ্ক আকৃতি
mast-ishk a-kri-ti
CACatalà
cranioid
kran-ee-oid
CSČeština
kranioid
kran-ee-oid
DADansk
kranioid
kran-ee-oid
DEDeutsch
Cranioid
kran-ee-oid
ELΕλληνικά
κρανιοειδής
kran-ee-oi-dees
ESEspañol
craneoideo
kran-ee-o-ee-doh
FAفارسی
شکل جمجمه
shakl jam-je
FISuomi
kranioid
kran-ee-oid
FRFrançais
cranioïde
kran-ee-oid
GUGU
શિર આકાર
shir aa-kaar
HAHA
hutsuna
hut-su-na
HEעברית
צורת גולגולת
tsurat golgult
HIहिन्दी
मस्तिष्क-आकार
mast-ishk-aa-kaar
HUMagyar
cranioid
kran-ee-oid
IDBahasa Indonesia
bentuk tengkorak
bent-uk ten-ko-rak
IGIG
akụkụ ụkwụ
aku-ku-ku u-kwu
ITItaliano
cranioide
kran-ee-oid-eh
JA日本語
頭蓋骨状
tou-gai-kot-jou
KKKK
желтүшілік
jel-ty-shi-lik
KMKM
ទម្រង់ក្បាល
tom-rang kap-al
KO한국어
두개골 모양
du-gae-gol mo-yang
MRMR
मूर्ति आकार
moorti aa-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
kranioid
kran-oi-oid
MYမြန်မာ
ကုလား ပုံ
ku-la-pa-ng
NLNederlands
cranioïde
kran-ee-oid
NONorsk
kranioid
kran-ee-oid
PAPA
ਸਿਰ ਦਾ ਰੂਪ
sir da roo-p
PLPolski
kranioid
kran-ee-oid
PTPortuguês
cranoide
kran-oi-deh
RORomână
cranioid
kran-oi-oid
RUРусский
краниоидный
kran-ee-oid-nyy
SVSvenska
kranioid
kran-ee-oid
SWKiswahili
kranioid
kran-ee-oid
TAதமிழ்
தல வடிவம்
thal va-di-vam
TEతెలుగు
క్రేనియం ఆకారం
kran-ee-yam aa-kaaram
THไทย
รูปร่างกะโหลกศีรษะ
roop-rang-ka-lok-see-rat
TLTL
kranioide
kran-ee-oid-eh
TRTürkçe
kranioid
kran-oi-oid
UKУкраїнська
краніоїдний
kran-ee-oi-dnyy
URاردو
کrániyoid
kran-ee-o-id
VITiếng Việt
hình dạng hộp sọ
hinh dang hop so
YOYO
akoko ṣe
akoko se
ZH中文
颅骨状
lú gǔ zhuàng
ZUZU
umqondo
um-qon-do

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