auricula
auricula · auriculae · auriculas
The external part of the earThe external part of the ear.
Meaning
4 sensesThe external part of the ear.
A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.
(plural)An ornamental primrose (Primula auricula)
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin auricula (“external ear; ear”). Doublet of auricle.Unadapted borrowing from Latin auricula (“external ear; ear”). Doublet of auricle.
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Forms
plural: auriculae / auriculasSynonyms
8 synonymspinnaauriclevalvabear's earatrial appendageauricular appendix
Close in meaning
- a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart:auricular appendageauricular appendix
- yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated:bear's earPrimula auricula
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular