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occiput

oc·ci·put

UK/ˈɒk.sɪ.pʌt/ US/ˈɑk.səˌpʌt/ uncommon

noun

1.

back part of the head or skull

Origin

Borrowed from Latin occiput (“the back part of the head”). Compare sinciput.

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