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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
2.
perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private: an auricular confession.
3.
dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing: auricular evidence.
4.
shaped like an ear; auriculate.
5.
EXPANDAnatomy. pertaining to an auricle of the heart.
6.
COLLAPSEOrnithology. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
noun
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Usually, auriculars. Ornithology. feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
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Auricularly
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Word Origin & History
auricular
1540s, "auditory" (originally of confessions), from L. auricularis, from auricula (see auricle). Meaning "pertaining to the ear" is from 1640s.
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Medical Dictionary
auricular au·ric·u·lar (ô-rĭk'yə-lər)
adj.
Of or relating to the sense of hearing or the organs of hearing.
Perceived by or spoken into the ear, as when testing hearing.
Shaped like an ear or an earlobe; having earlike parts or extensions.
Of or relating to an auricle of the heart.
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