Exoccipital \Ex`oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Pref. ex- + occipital.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great
foremen of the skull. -- n. The exoccipital bone, which often
forms a part of the occipital in the adult, but is usually
distinct in the young. Exocetus