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OCCIPUT
occiput
(noun) back part of the head or skull
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
occiput (plural occipita or occiputs)
(chiefly, anatomy) The back part of the head or skull (contradistinct from sinciput).
Antonym: sinciput
Source: Wiktionary
Oc"ci*put, n.; pl. L. Occipita, E. Occiputs. Etym: [L., fr. ob (see Ob-) + caput head. See Chief.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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