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occipital bone
oc·cip·i·tal bone (plural oc·cip·i·tal bones)


noun 
Definition:
 
bone at back of skull: the saucer-shaped bone at the rear of the skull that connects with the spinal column and has an opening at its base through which the spinal cord passes
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