Gular

//ˈɡjuːlə// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A plate or scale in the throat region of the body of a fish or reptile (especially a snake).

    "Cnemidophorus maximus [...] Plates of the collar graduating in the posterior gular, the marginal largest, the series concave anteriorly in the middle. Anterior gulars abruptly larger, their median largest."

  2. 2
    Synonym of cluster fig (“Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae; the edible fruit of this plant”). India

    "Goolar, or Doomur. Ficus glomerata."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula (“the upper front of the neck next to the chin”) or the throat. not-comparable

    "Iguanæ. [...] Inhabits America, on the gular pouch of the Iguana."

Synonyms

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cluster fig

Example

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"Iguanæ. [...] Inhabits America, on the gular pouch of the Iguana."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From gula (“upper throat”) + -ar (suffix forming adjectives). Gula is derived from Latin gula (“gullet, throat; palate”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi गूलर (gūlar).

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