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subauricular

American  
[suhb-aw-rik-yuh-ler] / ˌsʌb ɔˈrɪk yə lər /

adjective

Anatomy.

  1. situated below the ear.

subauricular British  
/ ˌsʌbɔːˈrɪkjʊlə /

adjective

  1. anatomy situated below the auricle of the ear

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Etymology

Origin of subauricular

sub- + auricular

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The manipulation of the manikins is made to suggest at one point a parallel to the sub-rosa and subauricular romance of the wife and her sweetheart.

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Of the subspecies P. f. infraluteus, each of the eight specimens examined by me possesses buffy subauricular patches.

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