occipital
/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl//ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/
构词拆解
词源链
- 英语English
occipital
词源说明
Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.
释义
形容词adjective
- 1(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
名词noun
- 1(anatomy) Ellipsis of occipital bone.
- 2(zootomy) An occipital scale in reptiles.