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  • noun Plural form of braincase.

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Examples

  • Eva looked down at Muthr and saw that the top of one of the braincases was missing.

    The Search For WondLa Tony DiTerlizzi 2010

  • Relative to body size, the braincases of the early birds like Archaeopteryx were dramatically larger than those of the pterosaurs, the flying reptiles.

    Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010

  • Theoretically, therefore, it should have been possible to start with, say, an Australopithecus skull drawn on the undistorted ‘rubber’, and breed your way through creatures with progressively larger braincases and progressively shorter muzzles – progressively more human-like, in other words.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • Theoretically, therefore, it should have been possible to start with, say, an Australopithecus skull drawn on the undistorted ‘rubber’, and breed your way through creatures with progressively larger braincases and progressively shorter muzzles – progressively more human-like, in other words.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • Some H. habilis specimens with uncharacteristically massive features: Brows, braincases, teeth, etc. are often classified as Homo rudolfensis.

    Did Darwinists Jump the Gun? 2007

  • Before CJ, I had rarely seen pictures of actual death - but now, I saw pictures of braincases burst open like gentle flowers, people with skin so burned they looked like crispy fried chicken, and women and men lapping up every liquid substance you could possibly imagine.

    Blood, Flesh, Sperm, and Bone 2004

  • The braincases in question were making their way along the pullway at breakneck speed.

    The Tar-Aiym Krang Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • First I want to see what our braincases can do with the popgun. '

    The Tar-Aiym Krang Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • First I want to see what our braincases can do with the popgun. '

    The Tar-Aiym Krang Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • As preplanned, the two braincases would be shipped off to Nuaman.

    The Tar-Aiym Krang Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

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