occiput Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun back part of the head or skull

WordNet

Oc"ci*put noun
Etymology
L., fr. ob (see Ob-) + caput head. See Chief.
Wordforms
plural L Occipita E Occiputs
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.
  2. (Zoöl.) A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.

Webster 1913