Supraoccipital

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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

2. 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.