occiput
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)occipita, occiputs
- back part of the head or skullType of bone, osPart of human head
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Oc′ci·put noun; pl. L. Occipita (#), E. Occiputs.
Origin: L., fr. ob (see Ob-) + caput head. See Chief.
1. Anatomy The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.
2. Zoology A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54