auricular appendage

noun

auricle(def 1b).

auricle

[awr-i-kuh l]

noun

Anatomy.

the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage.an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.

Botany, Zoology. a part like or likened to an ear.

Origin of auricle

First recorded in 1645–55, auricle is from the Latin word auricula the (external) ear, ear lobe. See auri-², -cle¹

Related formsau·ri·cled, adjective

Can be confusedauricle oracle

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British Dictionary definitions for auricular-appendage

auricle

noun

the upper chamber of the heart; atrium
a small sac in the atrium of the heart

Also called: pinna anatomy the external part of the ear

Also called: auricula biology an ear-shaped part or appendage, such as that occurring at the join of the leaf blade and the leaf sheath in some grasses

Derived Formsauricled, adjective

Word Origin for auricle

C17: from Latin auricula the external ear, from auris ear

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Word Origin and History for auricular-appendage

auricle

part of the ear, 1650s, from Latin auricula "ear," diminutive of auris (see ear (n.1)). As a chamber of the heart, early 15c., from Latin, so called from a perceived similarity in shape to an animal's ear.

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