Dictionary entry

Supraoccipital

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Su′pra‐oc‐cip″i‐tal (?), a.(Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. — n. The supraoccipital bone.

Supraoccipital bone(Anat.), a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young.