Paroccipital

adj, noun

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Noun

1
Alternative form of paraoccipital. alt-of, alternative

Adjective

1
Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals. not-comparable
"paroccipital process"

Etymology

From para- + occipital.

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paroccipital process

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