super-occipital

adjective

of, pertaining to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.

noun

any of several parts of the occiput, especially the occipital bone.

Origin:
1535–45; < Medieval Latin occipitālis, equivalent to Latin occipit- (stem of occiput) occiput + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

oc·cip·i·tal·ly, adverb

pre·oc·cip·i·tal, adjective

su·per·oc·cip·i·tal, adjective

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occipital (ɒkˈsɪpɪt^əl)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to the back of the head or skull

—n
2.	short for occipital bone

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Word Origin & History

occipital

1540s, from M.Fr. occipital, from M.L. occipitalis, from L. occiput (gen. occipitis) "back of the skull," from ob "against, behind" + caput "head" (see head).

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occipital oc·cip·i·tal (ŏk-sĭp'ĭ-tl)
adj.
Of or relating to the occipital bone. n.
The occipital bone.

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