occipitalis

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occipitalis

/ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from New Latin occipitālis, ellipsis of mūsculus occipitālis (“occipital muscle”). Doublet of occipital.

noun occipitales

A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

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noun muscle

Español	occipital, músculo occipital
中文	枕肌 zhěnjī
Italiano	occipitale, muscolo occipitale

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@misc{occipitalis_2026,
  title = {occipitalis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occipitalis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}