Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or located on the throat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the gullet or throat in general; jugular; esophageal.
- Specifically, in zoology, pertaining to the gula.
- noun A gular plate or shield beneath the throat of a serpent or fish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the gula or throat. See
Illust. ofbird , andbowfin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
throat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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On the bottom or plastron are six pairs of scutes from head to tail called the gular, humeral, pectoral, abdominal, femoral and anal.
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This is called gular fluttering and achieves the same result as panting.
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By panting through slightly opened beaks, owls are able to cool themselves; this is called gular
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010
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By panting through slightly opened beaks, owls are able to cool themselves; this is called gular (having to do with the throat area) fluttering.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010
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By panting through slightly opened beaks, owls are able to cool themselves; this is called gular (having to do with the throat area) fluttering.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010
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By panting through slightly opened beaks, owls are able to cool themselves; this is called gular (having to do with the throat area) fluttering.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010
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By panting through slightly opened beaks, owls are able to cool themselves; this is called gular (having to do with the throat area) fluttering.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010
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By panting through slightly opened beaks, owls are able to cool themselves; this is called gular (having to do with the throat area) fluttering.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010
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By panting through slightly opened beaks, owls are able to cool themselves; this is called gular (having to do with the throat area) fluttering.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010
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By panting through slightly opened beaks, owls are able to cool themselves; this is called gular
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010
hernesheir commented on the word gular
(adj): of, pertaining to, or situated upon the throat.
January 15, 2009