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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Auricul[ae]}, E.
{Auriculas}. [L. auricula. See {Auricle}.]
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} ({Hirneola auricula}), a
membranaceous fungus, called also {auricula Jud[ae]},
or {Jew's-ear}. --P. Cyc.
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2. (Zool.)
(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.
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