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

He is one of those the poet speaks of:--    "Qui ferre incommoda vitæ,    Nec jactare jugum, vita didicere magistra."

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

At his hands anatomy and markings become lost in a scientific jargon of patagia, jugum, discocellulars, phagocytes, and so on to the end of the volume.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter, Gene

Its supporters are two tall, naked peasants bearing plough-yokes on their shoulders: the crest is a falcon, while the motto is also significant—"Serva jugum."

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 by Various

Dicimus autem   Hos quoque felices, qui ferre incommoda vitæ,   Nec jactare jugum, vita didicere magistra.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel

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 Harrison, Fairfax