Defn: The occipital bone.
OCCIPITO-
Oc*cip"i*to- (. Etym: [See Occiput.]
Defn: A combining form denoting relation to, or situation near, the occiput; as, occipito-axial; occipito-mastoid.
OCCIPITOAXIAL
Oc*cip`i*to*ax"i*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.
OCCIPUT
Oc"ci*put, n.; pl. L. Occipita, E. Occiputs. Etym: [L., fr. ob (see
Ob-) + caput head. See Chief.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.