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Word: Auricle
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin auricula ‘external part of the ear’, diminutive of auris ‘ear’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːrɪkl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒrɪkl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a structure resembling an ear or ear lobe
Short Definition:structure resembling ear or ear lobe
Examples:- grass leaves often have two auricles at the junction between the leaf sheath and the blade
Short Definition:
atrium of heart
Examples:- blood passes downward from the auricle to the ventricle
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