Definition of Jugular
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(a.) Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein.
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(a.) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen.
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(a.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.
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(a.) 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.
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(a.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares).
Antonyms of Jugular
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Homophones of Jugular
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