Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology and anatomy, having two auricles, in any sense of that word: especially applied to the heart of the higher vertebrates.
- In botany, having two ear-like projections, as a leaf.
- Also
biaurite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
- adjective (Bot. & Zoöl.) Having two earlike projections at its base, as a leaf.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having two
auricles - adjective Having two
ear -likeprojections at the base.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
bi- + auriculate
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