Meaning of OCCIPUT
| Pronunciation: | | 'âksu`put
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] back part of the head or skull |
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OCCIPUT is a 7 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | bone, human head, os | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Oc"ci*put\, n.; pl. L. {Occipita}, E. {Occiputs}. [L.,
fr. ob (see {Ob-}) + caput head. See {Chief}.]
1. (Anat.) The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull;
the region of the occipital bone.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A plate which forms the back part of the head
of insects.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The occiput is the back part of the skull. |
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