jugum

American  

[joo-guhm] / ˈdʒu gəm /

noun

• juga,
  plural
• jugums
  plural

1. Entomology. the posterior basal area or lobe in the forewing of certain insects, sometimes serving to couple the forewings and hindwings in flight.

2. Anatomy, Zoology. a ridge, groove, or projection that connects two structures, such as that which connects the two winglike parts of the sphenoid bone.

3. Botany. a pair of leaflets on a pinnate leaf.

---

jugum British  

/ ˈdʒuːɡəm /

noun

1. a small process at the base of each forewing in certain insects by which the forewings are united to the hindwings during flight

2. botany a pair of opposite leaflets

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• juga
  plural
• jugums
  plural

---

Etymology

Origin of jugum

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin, Latin: “yoke”; see also yoke ¹

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

jugum juga

He argues against raising the subsidy from the three-pound men—'Call you this, Mr. Francis Bacon, par jugum, when a poor man pays as much as a rich?'

From Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time by Charles Kingsley

In Further Spain the unit of area is the jugum, in Campania the versus, here in the Roman country and among the Latins it is the jugerum.

From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Fairfax Harrison

The “forks” in any allusion to this defeat should refer to the topographical name and not to the jugum, which consisted of two upright spears with a third placed transversely as a cross-bar.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

In the centre were four figures enclosed in a circle by the revolving legend: Nequaquam vacuum legis jugum.

From Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples by Anonymous

Claustrum: the structure uniting the wings in flight, whether by hooks, by a thickening of the margin, or by a jugum.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Throughout the weekend, women in traditional dress danced the juga, characterized by a shuffling movement as dancers move in rotating circles, accompanied by musicians, or “jugueritos,” playing trombone and drums.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

After a juga dance performance, the time came for questions.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The policeman chased him down to the river-bank— Mata-mata kejar juga sampei ka-tepi sungei.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Sir William Edward Maxwell

His child is quite an infant, still at the breast— Kechil juga anak dia, menyusu lagi.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Sir William Edward Maxwell

He complained to the master about that matter also— Di-adu juga pada tuan hal itu.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Sir William Edward Maxwell

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---