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occipital bun

occipital bun noun: a prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.

Noun

occipital bun (plural occipital buns)

  1. A prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.

Forms of occipital bun

pluraloccipital buns

Questions about occipital bun

What does occipital bun mean?
Occipital bun means a prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.
What part of speech is occipital bun?
Occipital bun is a noun.
What is the plural of occipital bun?
The plural of occipital bun is occipital buns.

Words near occipital bun in the dictionary

  1. occipital
  2. occipital arteries
  3. occipital artery
  4. occipital bone
  5. occipital bones
  6. occipital bun
  7. occipital buns
  8. occipital horn syndrome
  9. occipital lobe
  10. occipital lobes
  11. occipital nerve

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