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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, n. [Cf. F. jugulaire See {Jugular}, a.] 1. (Anat.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes ({Jugulares}). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, a. [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. (Zo["o]l.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jugular adj : relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein" n 1: veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: {jugular vein}, {vena jugularis}] 2: a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular"
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