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auriform

[ awr-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of auriform1

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

When any of the joints are externally dilated into an auriform process.

Shell globular or auriform, external or partly covered by the mantle.

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