What is "sinciput"

Sinciput \Sin"ci*put\, n. [L., half a head; semihalf + caput the head.]

1. (Anat.) The fore part of the head.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The part of the head of a bird between the base of the bill and the vertex.

"forepart of the head," 1570s, from Latin sinciput "half a head," also "one of the smoked cheeks of a pig," from semi- (see semi-) + caput (see capitulum. Related: Sincipital.

n. (context chiefly anatomy English) The (l en front) part of the (l en head) or (l en skull) (as (l en distinct) from the (term occiput English)).

1. n. the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)

2. [also: sincipita (pl)]