Postoccipital

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    posterior to the occiput not-comparable

    "The nuchal or postoccipital bone (sometimes considered as the first dorsal scute) is fused with the dermocranium behind the supraoccipital bone."

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"The nuchal or postoccipital bone (sometimes considered as the first dorsal scute) is fused with the dermocranium behind the supraoccipital bone."

Etymology

From post- + occipital.

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