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auriform

[ awr-uh-fawrm ]

/ ˈɔr əˌfɔrm /

adjective

shaped like an ear, as the shell of certain mollusks.

Origin of auriform

First recorded in 1810–20; auri-² + -form

Words nearby auriform

auriculin, auriculotemporal, auriculotemporal nerve, auriculoventricular, auriferous, auriform, aurify, auriga, aurignac, aurignacian, auriol

Example sentences from the Web for auriform

When any of the joints are externally dilated into an auriform process.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) |William Kirby
Shell globular or auriform, external or partly covered by the mantle.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 |Various