— auricularly , adv.
/aw rik"yeuh leuhr/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
2. perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private: an auricular confession.
3. dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing: auricular evidence.
4. shaped like an ear; auriculate.
5. Anat. pertaining to an auricle of the heart.
6. Ornith. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
n.
7. Usually, auriculars . Ornith. feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
[ 1535-45; auricularis of, pertaining to the ear. See AURICLE, -AR 1 ]