eared

American

[eerd] / ɪərd /

adjective

having ears or earlike appendages.

eared British

/ ɪəd /

adjective

1. having an ear or ears
2. ( in combination )
  
  long-eared
  two-eared

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Etymology

Origin of eared

1350–1400; Middle English ered, Old English ēarede. See ear ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

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eared

These flies and brine shrimp are essential food for migratory birds including eared grebes, Wilson’s phalaropes and California gulls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

Droopy eared, long-faced Basset hounds may seem to have little in common with fluffy, wolf-like Alaskan malamutes, but both breeds share at least one notable trait: They love to howl.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2023

Another source was more blunt, describing it as "tin eared" and "absolutely nuts".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2022

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

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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