Jŭgŭla

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.—

II. Two stars in the constellation Cancer, otherwise called Aselli: nunc Cancro vicina canam, cui parte sinistra Consurgunt Jugulae, Manil. 5, 175.