'Jugular' definitions:
Definition of 'jugular'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein"
noun
Veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: jugular vein, vena jugularis, jugular]
noun
A vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular"
Definition of 'Jugular'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Jugular'
From: GCIDE
- Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, n. [Cf. F. jugulaire. See Jugular, a.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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). [1913 Webster]