(adj) relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; - George Santayana, Example: my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read; an auricular confession; an auricular appendage
a. [ LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See Auricle. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. [ 1913 Webster ]
This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. “Auricular assurance.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Received by the ear; known by report. “Auricular traditions.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
Auricular finger, the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ Neut. pl., fr. LL. auricularis. ] (Zool.) A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]
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