jugular
(adjective) relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; “jugular vein”
jugular
(noun) a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; “he always goes for the jugular”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jugular (not comparable)
Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
(zoology, of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
(humorous) Relating to juggling.
jugular (plural jugulars)
(anatomy) A jugular vein.
(by extension) Any critical vulnerability.
The plural form jugulars is almost never used.
• jugular vein
Source: Wiktionary
Ju"gu*lar, a. Etym: [L. jugulum the collar bone, which joins together the shoulders and the breast, the throat, akin to jungere to yoke, to join: cf. F. jugulaire. See Join.]
1. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein. (b) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.
Ju"gu*lar, n. Etym: [Cf. F. jugulaire. See Jugular, a.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck; -- called also the jugular vein.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
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