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paraoccipital

noun

The paraoccipital process

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Meanings

adjectiveparaoccipital (not comparable)

alternativenot comparableAlternative form of paroccipital.

nounparaoccipital (plural paraoccipitals)

plural paraoccipitals

anatomyThe paraoccipital process

Origin

From para- + occipital.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with paraoccipital

occipital atlantooccipital craniooccipital epioccipital frontaloccipital frontooccipital interoccipital lateraloccipital laterooccipital medioccipital nonoccipital oticooccipital otoccipital postoccipital preoccipital sphenooccipital temporooccipital trachelo-occipital

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

“paraoccipital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraoccipital. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraoccipital,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraoccipital.

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