ears

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  1. noun Anatomy The vertebrate organ of hearing, responsible for maintaining equilibrium as well as sensing sound and divided in mammals into the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear.
  2. noun Anatomy The part of this organ that is externally visible.
  3. noun An invertebrate organ analogous to the mammalian ear.

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  • It seemed that all this time he had been feeling more and more deeply offended at the way in which my ears were adjusted to my head. —  Cobb's Bill-of-Fare
  • At that instant our ears were assailed by a fearful war-whoop, and a shower of bullets and arrows whistled about our heads; but, happily, not one of us was hit Keep together, gentlemen," cried Tim; "and don't fire until we can see our enemies. —  In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting
  • She knew, too, that the deep music in her ears was the sound of his voice which came in short, stabbing, half-sentences Ethel! —  The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest
  • As we walked on, feeling our way in difficult places with the long poles we carried in our hands, our ears were assailed by the screeching of night-birds and the occasional roars and mutterings of wild beasts. —  In the Wilds of Africa
  • The last words which reached my ears were the first certain intimation I had that my cousin Stanley was in the camp near us. —  In the Wilds of Africa
 

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