cranichidæ ( ch guttural)

pl. [Mod. Lat. cranichis (q. v.), and fem. pl. adj. suff. -iaœ.] Bot.: A family of Orchids, tribe Neotteæ. cra-nich-is ( ch guttural), s . [Gr. kranos = a helmet, which the flower somewhat resembles, and ich is , an arbitrarily formed suffix (?).] Bot.: A genus of Orchids, the typical one of the family Cran i chide (q. v.). The flowers are inconspicuous. The genus is somewhat large. species are natives of America. cra-ni-i-dæ, s. pl. [CRANIADE.] The crā-ni-ō, in compos. [Lat. cran i (um); o connective.] Pertaining or related to the cranium and also to some other part. cranio-facial, a . Pertaining to the cranium and to the face. Thus there is a cranio-facial axis formed by certain bones. cra-ni-did, s . [Mod. Lat.crania (q. v.), and Gr. form.] Zool .: Resembling the mollusks of the genus Crania; pertaining to the family Craniade.