sinciput

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)sincipita

  1. the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)Type of bone, osPart of human head
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sin′ci·put noun

Origin: L., half a head; semihalf + caput the head.

1. Anatomy The fore part of the head.

2. Zoology The part of the head of a bird between the base of the bill and the vertex.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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