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gular

Pronunciation: /ˈɡjuːlə/

The English word “gular” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula (“the upper front of the neck next to the chin”) or the throat.

noun

  1. A plate or scale in the throat region of the body of a fish or reptile (especially a snake).
  2. Synonym of cluster fig (“Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae; the edible fruit of this plant”).

Etymology

From gula (“upper throat”) + -ar (suffix forming adjectives). Gula is derived from Latin gula (“gullet, throat; palate”).

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