Definition of Auriform. Meaning of Auriform. Synonyms of Auriform

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Definition of Auriform

Auriform
Auriform Au"ri*form, a. [L. auris ear + -form.] Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.

Meaning of Auriform from wikipedia

- spire and two to three whorls. The last whorl, known as the body whorl, is auriform, meaning that the s**** resembles an ear, giving rise to the common name...
- following s**** description is modified from Tryon 1885. The s**** is oval-auriform, depressed, and rugosely striate. It has a thin, readily deciduous epidermis...
- audacious, audacity auris aur- ear aural, auricle, auricular, auriculate, auriform, auscultation, biauricular, biauriculate, binaural, cir****aural, interauricular...
- spire and two to three whorls. The last whorl, known as the body whorl, is auriform, meaning that the s**** resembles an ear, giving rise to the common name...
- [citation needed] The shape of the aperture in a gastropod s**** can be: auriform, ear-shaped, as in Auriculella* bean - for example: Aerotrochus perdepressa...
- is also a wide variation in the shape of the s****. This goes from low auriform (ear-shaped) with a wide aperture to the long, slender conical forms of...
- 1949 Schizoglossa worthyae Powell, 1949 The s**** is small, rudimentary, auriform (ear-shaped) and is situated far back on the animal. The s**** is incapable...
- and hindwing with two black spots in the discoidal area, followed by an auriform mark and an irregular median band, crossing both wings, of dark brown,...
- constant throughout the teleoconch. The peristome has an oblique, ear-shaped (auriform) form. The s**** shows a con****uously pleated lip folded back onto the...
- wide that they are mistaken for abalones without perforations; they have auriform (ear -shaped) s****. They have a very small horny operculum. Sinum cymba...