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Webster 1913 Edition


Jugal

Ju′gal

,
Adj.
[L.
jugalis
, fr.
jugum
yoke.]
1.
Relating to a yoke, or to marriage.
[Obs.]
2.
(Anat.)
Pertaining to, or in the region of, the malar, or cheek bone.

Definition 2024


jugal

jugal

English

Adjective

jugal (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Relating to a yoke or marriage
  2. (anatomy) Pertaining to the jugal bone.

Noun

jugal (plural jugals)

  1. (anatomy) A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.

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