a. [ LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See Auricle. ]
This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Auricular finger,
‖n. pl. [ Neut. pl., fr. LL. auricularis. ] (Zool.) A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an auricular manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. (Zool.) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]