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auricula

auricula noun: the external part of the ear.

Noun

auricula (plural auriculae or auriculas)

  1. The external part of the ear.
    Synonyms:
    pinna, auricle
  2. A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart.
    Synonyms:
    atrial appendage, auricular appendix, auricle
  3. A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura.
    Synonyms:
    valva
  4. (plural) An ornamental primrose (Primula auricula)
    • Réné came on quietly, his trowel in one hand, some auricula roots in the other.1919, Michael Wood, The White Island, page 122
    Synonyms:
    bear's ear

auricula meaning in Tamil

auricula in Tamil

நத்தையினம்

Synonyms of auricula

All synonyms of auricula

Forms of auricula

pluralauriculae
pluralauriculas

Origin of auricula

Unadapted borrowing from Latin auricula (“external ear; ear”). Doublet of auricle.

Words that rhyme with auricula

Questions about auricula

What does auricula mean?
Auricula means the external part of the ear.
What is auricula in Tamil?
Auricula in Tamil is நத்தையினம். See Auricula meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is auricula?
Auricula is a noun.
What is the plural of auricula?
The plural of auricula is auriculae.

Words near auricula in the dictionary

  1. aurichlorides
  2. auricle
  3. auricled
  4. auricles
  5. auricomous
  6. auricula
  7. auriculae
  8. auricular
  9. auricular arteries
  10. auricular artery
  11. auricular fibrillation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: auricula (page history and authors); auricula (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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