postoccipital

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Etymology

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From post- +‎ occipital.

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postoccipital (not comparable)

  1. posterior to the occiput
    • 2015 December 31, “Current Occurrence of the Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus in Northern Spain: A New Prospect for Sturgeon Conservation in Western Europe”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The nuchal or postoccipital bone (sometimes considered as the first dorsal scute) is fused with the dermocranium behind the supraoccipital bone.