Definitions for jugal

jugal ju·gal

Spelling: [joo-guh l]
IPA: /ˈdʒu gəl/

Jugal is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 35 anagrams from letters in jugal (agjlu).

Definitions for jugal

adjective

  1. of or relating to the cheek or the cheekbone.
  2. Entomology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the jugum.

Origin of jugal

1590-1600; Latin jugālis, equivalent to jug(um) yoke1 + -ālis -al1

Examples for jugal

The jugal (fig. 11, 17) lies above the maxilla and overlaps it in front.

As in many Marsupials, the jugal bone sometimes extends backwards to the glenoid cavity, where the lower jaw articulates.

The jugal process meets also a down-growth from the postfrontal.

The lachrymal may either be united to the jugal or may be large and distinct.

The jugal processes jut out giving a biorbital breadth of 115 mm.

The outer row is formed of the prmaxilla, maxilla, jugal, and very often quadratojugal.

The jugal is large, and is not divided into two pieces as it is in the Ziphioids.

At the back of the orbit of Thrinaxodon, the postorbital process of the jugal extends posterodorsally.

In Cynognathus the postorbital is fused with the jugal, and the supratemporal with the squamosal, forming apparently one bone.

The former species, limited to South India, is further distinguished by the absence of the jugal bone.

Word Value for jugal
Scrable

13

Words with friends

18

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