gula

2 definitions found

gula - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gula \Gu"la\, n.; pl. L. Gulae, E. Gulas. [L., the throat,
     gullet.]
     1. (Zool.)
        (a) The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the
            upper throat.
        (b) A plate which in most insects supports the submentum.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Arch.) A capping molding. Same as Cymatium.
        [1913 Webster]

gula - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Gula
      n 1: the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
      2: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
         [syn: gluttony, overeating, gula]