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The Meaning of auricula

  • (n.) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.
  • (n.) A species of Hirneola (H. auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judae, or Jew's-ear.
  • (n.) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish
  • (n.) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.

Synonyms

bear's ear , Primula auricula , auricular appendage , auricular appendix