gular
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of gular
C19: from Latin gula throat
Example Sentences
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Two discoveries made by the team while conducting fieldwork at Lavernock were the fossilized remains of a placodont osteoderm, and a single coelacanth gular bone.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2024
They are practicing what scientists call gular fluttering — panting.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2016
They have a large bright orange gular sac, a long, hooked bill, and small slightly webbed feet.
From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert)
The Bustard, huge Rasor, with gular pouch long, With legs formed for running, and beak that is strong, Whose presence this island regards now as rare.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 576, November 17, 1832 by Various
These have 97 to 102 dorsal granules at midbody and lack the blue gular band or spot characteristic of the subspecies in the Tepalcatepec Valley.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
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