ACRANIA

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‖A‐cra″ni‐a (�), n. [[NL., from Gr. ἀ priv. + � skull.]] 1. 1. (Physiol.) Partial or total absence of the skull.
2. 2. pl. (Zoöl.) The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists.