Definition of "occipitalis" [occipitalis]

• A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontal muscle. (noun)

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• "The herpetofauna includes monitor lizard, Varanus griseus, and the frogs Bufo viridis, Ptychadina occipitalis and P. mascariensis."
• "R. Occipital artery, accompanied by its nerve, and also by some branches of the occipitalis minor nerve, a branch of cervical plexus."
• "F. Occipital artery, close to which are seen some branches of the occipitalis minor nerve of the cervical plexus."