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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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

Back at the harbor, another small waterbird — an eared grebe — was released alongside the ruddy duck Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2021

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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