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occipita

occipita is the plural of occiput.

Meaning of occiput

Noun

occiput (plural occipita or occiputs)

  1. The back part of the head or skull.
    • And then came Turbor, who sat quietly and unemotionally through the fifteen minute process, and Munn, who jerked at the first touch of the electrodes, and then spent the session rolling his eyes as though he wished he could turn them backwards and watch through a hole in his occiput.1953, Isaac Asimov, “9: The Conspirators”, in Second Foundation (Foundation Series), Panther Books Ltd, Part II: Search by the Foundation, page 95
    Antonyms:
    sinciput

Questions about occipita

What is occipita the plural of?
Occipita is the plural of occiput.

Words near occipita in the dictionary

  1. occidiofungin
  2. occiduous
  3. occies
  4. occifer
  5. occipit-
  6. occipita
  7. occipital
  8. occipital arteries
  9. occipital artery
  10. occipital bone
  11. occipital bones

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