occipitofrontales

US/ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪˌliz/

A form of occipitofrontalis — A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of occipitofrontalis
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