— auricled , adj.
/awr"i keuhl/ , n.
1. Anat.
a. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
b. Also called auricular appendage . an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
c. (loosely) the atrium.
2. Bot. , Zool. a part like or likened to an ear.
[ 1645-55; auricula the (external) ear, ear lobe. See AURI- 2 , -CLE 1 ]