"postoccipital" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɪpɪtəl Etymology: post- + occipital Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|occipital}} post- + occipital Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postoccipital (not comparable)
  1. posterior to the occiput Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-postoccipital-en-adj-8-vhUzS2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-

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