postauricular

[aw-rik-yuh-ler]

au·ric·u·lar

[aw-rik-yuh-ler]
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.
Anatomy. pertaining to an auricle of the heart.
EXPAND
6.
Ornithology. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
COLLAPSE
noun
7.
Usually, auriculars. Ornithology. feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.

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Origin:
1535–45; < Late Latin auriculāris of, pertaining to the ear. See auricle, -ar1

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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