occipital bun

noun

A prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.

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Meanings

nounoccipital bun (plural occipital buns)

plural occipital buns

  1. A prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.
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