Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Jugular"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jugular \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. (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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
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) 1.7 (wn)
jugular
adj : relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat;
"jugular vein"
n 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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