Meaning

3 senses
  1. The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

    Ohrmuschel, äußeres Ohr

    ушна́я ра́ковинаušnája rákovina, вне́шнее у́хоvnéšneje úxo

    вушна́ ра́ковинаvušná rákovyna

  2. A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.

    Fiederblatt

  3. A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

    Feder, Flügel, Flosse

More definitions
  • division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
  • the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
visible part of the ear:
Русский
By meaning 1
visible part of the ear:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
visible part of the ear:
leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf:
feather, wing, fin or similar appendage:

Origin

From Latin pinna (“dorsal fin; wing, feather”). Doublet of pen, penna, and panne.

From Latin pinna (“dorsal fin; wing, feather”). Doublet of pen, penna, and panne.

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Forms

plural: pinnas / pinnae
Singularpinna
Pluralpinnas / pinnae

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • division of a usually pinnately divided leaf:pinnule
  • the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear:auricleear

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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