auriculars

auriculars is the plural of auricular.

Meaning of auricular

auricular (plural auriculars)

The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
- Yet see! my glad Auricular
  Redeems thee (though dissolv’d) a Star,[…]1659, Richard Lovelace, “A Fly about a Glasse of Burnt Claret”, in Lucasta posthume poems of Richard Lovelace, London: Clement Darby, page 38
Synonyms:

ear finger, fourth finger, little finger, mercurial finger, pinkie
(humorous) The ear.
- A pound of dynamite
  Explodes in his auriculars
  It’s not a pleasant sight—
  We’ll spare you the particulars.1893, W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, Utopia, Limited, London: Chappell & Co., act I, page 6

auriculars pl (plural only)

(plural, plural-only) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.
- The more inland, lighter race is distinguished from A. u. uropygialis in being much paler on the back, by the edgings of the forehead scallopings and auriculars being paler, and by having the brown of the forehead less deep and less rufescent.1937, The Emu: Official Organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union

What does auriculars mean?: Auriculars means a circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.
What is auriculars the plural of?: Auriculars is the plural of auricular.
What part of speech is auriculars?: Auriculars is a noun.

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