jugum

[ joo-guhm ]

noun,plural ju·ga [joo-guh], /ˈdʒu gə/, ju·gums.
  1. Entomology. the posterior basal area or lobe in the forewing of certain insects, sometimes serving to couple the forewings and hindwings in flight.: Compare frenulum (def. 2).

  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.

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

Origin of jugum

1
First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin, Latin: “yoke”; see also yoke1

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British Dictionary definitions for jugum

jugum

/ (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

Origin of jugum

1
C19: from Latin, literally: yoke

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