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auricularia

American  
[aw-rik-yuh-lair-ee-uh] / ɔˌrɪk yəˈlɛər i ə /

noun

plural

auriculariae, auricularias

  1. the bilaterally symmetrical, ciliated larva of a holothurian.

Etymology

Origin of auricularia

From New Latin; auricle, -aria

Example Sentences

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Limnæa auricularia is particularly suitable for deep waters, and L. pereger, whose shell is of type 2, is a most valuable addition to the food supply in any fish pond.

From Amateur Fish Culture by Walker, Charles Edward

Entwicklungsgeschichte der wirbellosen Tiere, by permission of Gustav Fischer. b, Branched nucleus of the “nutritive” cell, from a portion of an ovarial tube of Forficula auricularia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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