AURICLE


Meaning of AURICLE in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .