English Explanatory Dictionary

occipital bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.

Word forms

occipital bone occipital bones

Etymology

From Latin occiput; compare ob- (“towards, against”) and caput (“head”)

Related words

occiput occipita occiputs
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