What does postoccipital mean?
Postoccipital means posterior to the occiput.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
posterior to the occiput.
The nuchal or postoccipital bone (sometimes considered as the first dorsal scute) is fused with the dermocranium behind the supraoccipital bone.
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Postoccipital means posterior to the occiput.
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The nuchal or postoccipital bone (sometimes considered as the first dorsal scute) is fused with the dermocranium behind the supraoccipital bone.
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