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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Gula  \Gu"la\,  n.;  pl  L.  {Gul[AE]},  E.  {Gulas}.  [L.,  the  throat, 
  gullet.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  upper  front  of  the  neck,  next  to  the  chin;  the 
  upper  throat. 
  b  A  plate  which  in  most  insects  supports  the  submentum. 
 
  2.  (Arch.)  A  capping  molding.  Same  as  {Cymatium}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Gula 
  n  1:  (Babylonian)  goddess  of  healing  and  consort  of  Ninurta  [syn: 
  {Gula}] 
  2:  eating  to  excess  (personified  as  one  of  the  deadly  sins) 
  [syn:  {gluttony},  {overeating}] 




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