occipital bone

noun

The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.

OriginLatin occiput →
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Meanings

nounoccipital bone (plural occipital bones)

plural occipital bones

  1. The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.

Origin

  1. Latinocciput
  2. Englishoccipital bone

From Latin occiput; compare ob- (“towards, against”) and caput (“head”)

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἰνίον
  • ἰνίον (iníon)bone at the back of the skull
Czech týlní kost
  • týlní kostbone at the back of the skull
Estonian kuklaluu
  • kuklaluubone at the back of the skull
Finnish takaraivonluu
  • takaraivonluubone at the back of the skull
German Hinterhauptbein, Hinterhauptsbein
  • Hinterhauptbeinbone at the back of the skull
  • Hinterhauptsbeinbone at the back of the skull
Hungarian nyakszirtcsont
  • nyakszirtcsontbone at the back of the skull
Korean 뒤통수뼈
  • 뒤통수뼈 (dwitongsuppyeo)bone at the back of the skull
Polish potylica
  • potylicabone at the back of the skull
Turkish oksipital kemik
  • oksipital kemikbone at the back of the skull
Cite this entry
APA

occipital bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital%20bone

MLA

“occipital bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occipital bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital%20bone.

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