| a. | 1. | |
| 1. | (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; | |
| 2. | (Zool.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; - said of certain fishes. | |
| n. | 1. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 ( |
| Noun | 1. | jugular - veins in the neck that return blood from the head Synonyms: jugular vein, vena jugularis |
| 2. | jugular - a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular" | |
| Adj. | 1. | jugular - relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein" |
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