Definitions
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- adjective having a shape resembling an ear
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Examples
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It prompted a lively discussion with The Boy, during the course of which I discovered that not only do the French have two different words for owl, but that one has tufty, ear-like appendages (the hibou, pictured), while the other (the chouette) does not.
chouette hibou 2008
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It prompted a lively discussion with The Boy, during the course of which I discovered that not only do the French have two different words for owl, but that one has tufty, ear-like appendages (the hibou, pictured), while the other (the chouette) does not.
toys 2008
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And those cakes are bad.. but what really disturbs me is that ear-like "belly button" in the stomach of that OK Sooner's cake..
Introducing a Good Sport Jen 2009
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Then reheat it just a bit, and take a small sharp tool and slightly life the ear so it has a center indentation and looks more ear-like.
Ask StudioMarcy ~ Online Coaching: Kneeling Angel by Mona Studio Marcy - Marcy Lamberson 2008
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Then reheat it just a bit, and take a small sharp tool and slightly life the ear so it has a center indentation and looks more ear-like.
Archive 2008-10-01 Studio Marcy - Marcy Lamberson 2008
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Aurate: with ears or ear-like expansions: also = auratus.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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The leaves, as implied by the name, are dissimilar to other species, being lobed and having ear-like appendages; but this feature is far from constant, and otherwise the leaves differ, being sub-sessile and oval-lance-shaped
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Indeed I, at first, took it for an old crow's nest, and was about to pass on, when up over the rim of the nest bobbed two long ear-like tufts -- whence the bird gets its name.
Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Various
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Chordotonal: responsive to vibrations; applied to the ear-like structures in Orthoptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Auriculate: with an ear-like appendage or, in antennae, with the basal joint distended into a concave, plate-like ear which envelops the rest of the structures.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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