ˈsin(t)sə(ˌ)pət, usu -əd.+V noun
( plural sinciputs -ts ; or sin·cip·i·ta sinˈsipəd.ə)
Etymology: Latin, from semi- + caput head — more at head
: a part of the head:
a. : forehead
b. : the whole upper half of the skull : calva
c. : the forepart of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the crown
d. : the part of the head of an insect and especially of a beetle between the vertex and the clypeus