jugum

American  

[joo-guhm] / ˈdʒu gəm /

noun

plural

juga, jugums

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.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of jugum

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

Example Sentences

Item ad idem, Deus novi testamenti dicit Matth�i sexto: Jugum meum suave est et onus meum leve.

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Templa domum expositis fora mœnia pontes: Virgineam Trivii quod repararis aquam Prisca licet nautis statuas dare commoda portus: Et Vaticanum cingere Sixte jugum: Plus tamen urbs debet: nam qu� squalore latebet.

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Donec Socraticos umbrosa academia rivos Pr�buit, admissum dedocuitque jugum.

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Unumquodque jugum reddit 10 solidos ad 4 terminos—hoc est Mal.

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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.

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