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Jŭgŭla, ae, and Jŭgŭlae, ārum, f. [jugulus],

  1. I. the three stars which form Orion’s belt; also, the whole constellation Orion, Varr. L. L. 7, § 50 Müll.: neque Jugulae neque Vesperugo neque Vergiliae occidunt, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 119.
  2. II. Two stars in the constellation Cancer, otherwise called Aselli: nunc Cancro vicina canam, cui parte sinistra Consurgunt Jugulae, Manil. 5, 175.

jŭgŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. [jugulo], a cutting of one’s throat, a killing, murdering, Auct. B. Hisp. 16; 18; 22.

jŭgŭlātor, ōris, m. [jugulo], a cutthroat, slayer, murderer (late Lat.), Salv. ad Eccl. 3; cf. jugulator, φονεύς, σφάκτης, Gloss. Philox.