JUGULAR

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

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Etymology

Adjective

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.

Noun

jugular (plural jugulars)

(anatomy) A jugular vein.

(by extension) Any critical vulnerability.

Usage notes

The plural form jugulars is almost never used.

Synonyms

• jugular vein

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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