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. Zool.
Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.
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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. Zool.
Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares).
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