eared
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of eared
1350–1400; Middle English ered, Old English ēarede. See ear 1, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Though Dorset’s little brown bats are holding on, other once common species found with them, like northern long eared or tricolor bats, are almost impossible to detect there now, Bennett said.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023
A diving waterbird called the eared grebe, for example, needs 28,000 adult brine shrimp each day to survive.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 9, 2022
One of the most important wetlands along the Pacific Flyway, the Salton Sea supports nearly 90% of the migratory route’s American white pelicans and 90% of its eared grebes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2017
Jeff Tweedy’s music spoke to us, and much of the eared world, with a compelling relevance.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2015
Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big- eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful human princess named Pea?
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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