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Apr 21, 2008 20:00

au·ric·u·lar

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. 6.Ornithology. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear. -noun 7.Usually, auriculars. Ornithology. feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.

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