Epicranium

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The upper and superficial part of the head covering the cranium, including the scalp, muscles, etc; cranial region.
  2. 2
    the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium wordnet
  3. 3
    The hard dorsal wall of the head of insects.

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crownskull

Etymology

From epi- + cranium.

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