auricle

Etymology

From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.

noun

  1. (biology) Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
    1. (anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.
  2. (anatomy) Synonym of atrium.
    1. (anatomy) An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium">atrium of the human heart.

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