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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, noun [Cf. F. jugulaire. See {Jugular}, adjective]
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, adjective [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) 2.0 [wn]:
jugular
adjective: relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein"
noun
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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