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Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone.

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  1. a. Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone.
  2. n. The supraoccipital bone.
  3. 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.
  4. Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of orpertaining to the supraoccipital bone.-- n.
  5. a. Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. n. The supraoccipital bone.