jugular Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun veins in the neck that return blood from the head
    jugular vein; vena jugularis.
  2. noun a vital part that is vulnerable to attack
    • he always goes for the jugular
  3. adjective relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat
    • jugular vein

WordNet

Ju"gu*lar adjective
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  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. (Zoöl.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.
Ju"gu*lar noun
Etymology
Cf. F. jugulaire. See Jugular, a.
Definitions
  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. (Zoöl.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares).

Webster 1913