jugal

English

Etymology

From Latin jugum (“yoke”).

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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