auriform

[ awr-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

shaped like an ear, as the shell of certain mollusks.

Origin of auriform

¹

First recorded in 1810–20; auri-² + -form

Words Nearby auriform

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How to use auriform in a sentence

When any of the joints are externally dilated into an auriform process.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) | William Kirby
Shell globular or auriform, external or partly covered by the mantle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 | Various

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