jugal

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adjective

Relating to a jugum.

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Meanings

adjectivejugal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to a jugum.
  2. not comparableanatomyPertaining to the jugal bone.
  3. not comparableobsoleteRelating to a yoke or marriage.
nounjugal (plural jugals)

plural jugals

  1. anatomyA bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.

Origin

  1. Latinjugum“yoke”
  2. Englishjugal

From Latin jugum (“yoke”).

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APA

jugal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jugal

MLA

“jugal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jugal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jugal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jugal.

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