Sinciput

2 definitions found

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

  Sinciput \Sin"ci*put\, n. [L., half a head; semihalf + caput the
     head.]
     1. (Anat.) The fore part of the head.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) The part of the head of a bird between the base of


        the bill and the vertex.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sinciput
       n : the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)
       [also: {sincipita} (pl)]