occipital bone en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin occiput; compare ob- (“towards, against”) and caput (“head”)
Meanings
- The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| occipital bones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
occiput · occipita · occipita · occiputs · occiput
Translations (11)
ba соңҡа (bone at the back of the skull) · de Hinterhauptsbein (bone at the back of the skull) · tr oksipital kemik (bone at the back of the skull) · ko 뒤통수뼈 (bone at the back of the skull) · fi takaraivonluu (bone at the back of the skull) · et kuklaluu (bone at the back of the skull) · pl potylica (bone at the back of the skull) · grc ἰνίον (bone at the back of the skull) · de Hinterhauptbein (bone at the back of the skull) · hu nyakszirtcsont (bone at the back of the skull) · cs týlní kost (bone at the back of the skull)