craniology

English Thesaurus

1. the scientific study of the skulls of various human races (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	bioscience, life science,
definition	:	any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	phrenology,
definition	:	a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	craniologist, phrenologist,
definition	:	someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull (noun.person)

derivation	:	craniologist, phrenologist,
definition	:	someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull (noun.person)