auricular
of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private: an auricular confession.
dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing: auricular evidence.
shaped like an ear; auriculate.
Anatomy. pertaining to an auricle of the heart.
Ornithology. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
Usually auriculars. Ornithology. feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
Origin of auricular
1Other words from auricular
- au·ric·u·lar·ly, adverb
- in·ter·au·ric·u·lar, adjective
- non·au·ric·u·lar, adjective
- post·au·ric·u·lar, adjective
- pre·au·ric·u·lar, adjective
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How to use auricular in a sentence
A small patch of backwardly-directed feathers surrounding the external auditory opening are known as the auriculars.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsIn the next stage feathers have appeared on the occiput and on the auriculars and are also extending up the neck.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentAuriculars, rictal streak and transocular stripe olive-gray mixed with black.
Adult female: Resembles adult male, but crown and back more green and less blue; auriculars with greenish-blue wash.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 | Rollin H. BakerBehold the pensive pendulation of these auriculars so forlornly a-dangle!
The Geste of Duke Jocelyn | Jeffery Farnol
British Dictionary definitions for auricular
/ (ɔːˈrɪkjʊlə) /
of, relating to, or received by the sense or organs of hearing; aural
shaped like an ear
of or relating to an auricle of the heart
(of feathers) occurring in tufts surrounding the ears of owls and similar birds
(usually plural) an auricular feather
Derived forms of auricular
- auricularly, adverb
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