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occipital bone
noun
a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
occipital bone
noun
the saucer-shaped bone that forms the back part of the skull and part of its base
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of occipital bone1
Example Sentences
But he would later recall the occipital bone when he learned that B-1’s skull was never recovered.
Gauge where to start the fade on your head by your occipital bone; you'll find it midway up your skull, a little higher than where your ears end.
But life doesn't let you just take the losses; it grabs your occipital bone, looks you in the eye, and smushes your face into the earth.
“At the occipital bone, the posterior base of my skull,” Rachael said.
He kisses blade to occipital bone—gentle—furrowing his brow as bone dust leaps like a celebration.
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