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tympanal

American  
[tim-puh-nl] / ˈtɪm pə nl /

adjective

  1. pertaining to the middle ear or tympanic membrane.

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Moths hear with tympanal membranes, a pair of eardrumlike structures on the thorax.

From Science Magazine

Tympanal: applied to organs covered with a tympanum or stretched membrane supposed to function as ears.

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