jugal bone

9.1

A bone under the eye that makes the cheek stick out

noun
/ˈdʒuːɡəl boʊn/

Specialized

: hueso cigomático

Many animals have prominent jugal bones that define their facial features.

Examples

Damage to the jugal bone can affect the shape of the face.
Paleontologists identified the dinosaur from the distinctive jugal bone.
The jugal bone is prominent in many reptile skulls.
The jugal bone supports the structure of the face.
Damage to the jugal bone can affect the shape of the face.
Paleontologists identified the dinosaur from the distinctive jugal bone.
The jugal bone is prominent in many reptile skulls.

Synonyms

cheekbone

vsjugal bone

48 2.5

A bone below the eye that makes the side of the face stand out

focuses on the arch shape and vertebrate skull anatomical use

zygomatic bone

vsjugal bone

Specialized

1 8.0

A bone that forms the cheek and part of the eye socket

focuses on cheek prominence role rather than orbital anatomy

malar

vsjugal bone

Specialized

1 9.9

A bone under the eye that makes the cheek stand out

focuses on vertebrate skull contexts rather than general usage

malar bone

vsjugal bone

Specialized

1 7.6

A bone that forms the cheek below the eye

places more emphasis on anatomical usage in vertebrate skull contexts

zygomatic

vsjugal bone

Specialized

1 9.8

A bone that forms the cheek below and beside the eye

emphasizes the arch under the eye rather than side location

os zygomaticum

vsjugal bone

Specialized

9.8

A bone under the eye that forms the cheek

serves as the general anatomical description used across skull anatomy

Surface Forms

jugal bone singular

jugal bones plural

Morphology

jugal + bone

The phrase is a simple adjective + noun composition: if a learner knows 'jugal' (relating to the cheek) and 'bone', they can infer it denotes the bone in the cheek/zygomatic area. 'Jugal' is specialized vocabulary and may be unfamiliar to B1 learners, but the meaning is fully compositional and follows regular anatomical naming patterns.

Etymology

Jugal bone may come from an old Latin word meaning 'yoke', a thing that joins two parts. The jugal bone makes a curved bridge under the eye that joins parts of the skull, so the name came to mean the 'cheek' bone that shapes the face.