Basioccipital

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Basioccipital \Ba`si*oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Basi- + occipital.]
     (Anat.)
     Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium,
     frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but
     usually distinct in the young. -- n. The basioccipital bone.
     [1913 Webster]