occipital bone

English Thesaurus

1. a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull (noun.body)

hypernym	:	membrane bone,
definition	:	any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull (noun.body)

part holonym	:	inion,
definition	:	the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance) (noun.body)

part holonym	:	occipital protuberance,
definition	:	prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone (noun.body)

part meronym	:	braincase, brainpan, cranium,
definition	:	the part of the skull that encloses the brain (noun.body)