The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Basioccipital \Ba`si*oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Basi- + occipital.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young. -- n. The basioccipital bone. [1913 Webster]