postoccipital

English

Etymology

From post- +‎ occipital.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpɪtəl

Adjective

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.