auricle
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹɪk.əl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.ək.əl/
- Homophone: oracle (weak vowel merger)
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editauricle (plural auricles)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editappendage in the shape of an earlobe
outer ear — see pinna
an ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart
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References
edit- “auricle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “auricle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.