Occiput

·noun A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.

II. Occiput ·noun The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.

occiput
occĭput, ĭtis, n. [ob-caput], the back part of the head , the poll , occiput (less freq. than occ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.