Occiput

[ɒksipʌt]

Definition

(noun.) back part of the head or skull.

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Definition

(n.) The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.

(n.) A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.

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Definition

n. the back part of the head or skull.—adj. Occip′ital pertaining to the occiput or back part of the head.—n. the occipital bone.—adv. Occip′itally.—adjs. Occip′ito-ax′ial of or pertaining to the occipital bone and to the axis or second cervical vertebra; Occip′ito-front′al pertaining to the occiput and to the forehead; Occip′ito-tem′poral pertaining to the occipital and temporal regions.

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