gular
/ˈɡ(j)ulɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.73 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
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.
noun
Synonym of cluster fig (“Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae; the edible fruit of this plant”).
Indian usage
Example Sentences
- "Iguanæ. [...] Inhabits America, on the gular pouch of the Iguana."
- "The back of the guana is very strongly serrated; and this, together with the gular pouch, which it has the power of extending or inflating occasionally to a great degree, gives a formidable appearance to an animal otherwise harmless."
- "The Field Woodpecker. P. Campestris. [...] Head, chin, and throat, black; front of neck, yellowish; gular streak black; body beneath, white. America."
- "THE SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE. Trionyx ferox. [...] Neck long, smooth, with a gular fold."
- "Cyclanosteus senegalensis. [...] The five gular callosities are very similar in disposition; but they vary greatly in form and size, compared with each other, in the different speciments of this species."
- "Evaporative cooling via the respiratory tract in birds is enhanced by increased movement of the air by panting or by gular flutter."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡ(j)ulɚ/
- British English: /ˈɡjuːlə/