sinciput

[ sin-suh-puht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural sin·ci·puts, sin·cip·i·ta [sin-, sip, -i-t, uh].

sinciput

/ ˈsɪnsɪˌpʌt /

1570–80; < Latin: literally, half-head < *sēm ( i ) -caput, equivalent to sēmi- semi- + caput head

C16: from Latin: half a head, from semi- + caput head

Sinciput, sin′si-put, n. the forepart of the head from the forehead to the vertex.

Wani is the largest, above brown, below slaty-grey; the head grey, with a black zone across the sinciput.

See these peculiarities in the frontal sinus—in sinciput or occiput!

Sinciput: in Coleoptera; that part of the vertex between the eyes.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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