Definitions for occipital bone

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

occip′ital bone`(n.)

a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
Category: Anatomy

Origin of occipital bone:

1670–80

Princeton's WordNet

occipital bone(noun)
a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull

Wiktionary

occipital bone(Noun)
The bone at the back of the skull.

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