auriculoid
|au-ri-cu-loid|
/ˌɔːrɪˈkjʊlɔɪd/
ear-like; ear-shaped
Etymology
'auriculoid' originates from New Latin/Modern Latin combining element 'auriculo-' (from Latin 'auricula', diminutive of 'auris' meaning 'ear') plus the Greek-derived suffix '-oid' (from 'oeidēs') meaning 'resembling'.
'auricula' developed in Latin from 'auris' ('ear') with the diminutive suffix '-cula' to mean 'little ear'; the suffix '-oid' entered English via Greek/Neo-Latin, and the compound form 'auriculoid' was formed in scientific usage to mean 'resembling an auricle'.
Initially it literally meant 'like a little ear'; over time it has been used more broadly in anatomy, botany, and zoology to mean 'ear-shaped' or 'resembling an auricle' in form or structure.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
resembling an auricle; ear-shaped or having ear-like lobes or projections (used in anatomy, botany, zoology).
The fossil displayed an auriculoid ridge near the shell's opening.
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Adjective 2
having features reminiscent of the genus name Auricula (e.g., in horticulture, resembling Primula auricula in form or habit).
Some cultivars produce auriculoid rosettes similar to those of Primula auricula.
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