jugal bone

noun

1. (in humans) cheekbone ( def 1 ).
2. the corresponding bone in other animals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jugal bone¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Cretaceous Ornithosaurs sometimes differ from birds apparently in admitting the quadrato-jugal bone into the orbit.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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