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bear's-ear
Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. Auricul[ae], E. Auriculas. [L. auricula. See Auricle.]
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(Bot.)
A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.
(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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(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish.
One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.