Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occipital bun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: oc-cip-i-tal bun
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.

Inflected Forms

occipital buns (plural)

Questions

What does occipital bun mean?: A prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.

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