jugal bone
noun
(in humans) cheekbone (def. 1).
the corresponding bone in other animals.
Origin of jugal bone
1First recorded in 1760–70
Words Nearby jugal bone
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How to use jugal bone in a sentence
Cretaceous Ornithosaurs sometimes differ from birds apparently in admitting the quadrato-jugal bone into the orbit.
Dragons of the Air | H. G. SeeleyAs in many Marsupials, the jugal bone sometimes extends backwards to the glenoid cavity, where the lower jaw articulates.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers BeddardThe former species, limited to South India, is further distinguished by the absence of the jugal bone.
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