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Auricula
Pronunciation : Au*ric"u*la
Part of Speech : n.; pl. L. Auricul? (
Etymology : [L. auricula. See Auricle.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. (b) (b) A species of Hirneola (H. auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Jud?, or Jew's-ear. P. Cyc.
2. (Zo?l.) (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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