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Definition of occipital bone noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

occipital bone

noun

/ɒkˈsɪpɪtl bəʊn/

/ɑːkˈsɪpɪtl bəʊn/

(anatomy)

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the bone which forms the back and base of the skullTopics Bodyc2

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