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
DESCRIPTION.—The gular sac is absent in both sexes; ears larger than in any others of the sub-genus; the muzzle, from the corners of the eyes downwards, naked.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
Rhynchophora: that section of Coleoptera, in which the head is produced into a snout, at the end of which the mouth structures are situated; gular sutures confluent: prosternal sutures wanting: the weevils.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
"Speak, First Officer," said the Lyran, his gular pouches throbbing.
From Join Our Gang? by Lanier, Sterling E.
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