n. pl. oc·cip·i·ta (ŏk-sĭpĭ-tə) or oc·ci·puts The back part of the head or skull. [Middle English, from Latin occiput, occipit- : ob-, against; see OB- + caput, head; see kaput- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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