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auriform

American  
[awr-uh-fawrm] / ˈɔr əˌfɔrm /

adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of auriform

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

Example Sentences

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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