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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
auricle /ˈɔːrɪk(ə)l/

▶noun Anatomy & Zoology

1 the external part or pinna of the ear.

2 an atrium of the heart.

– derivatives
auriculate adjective.

– origin ME: from L. auricula, dimin. of auris ‘ear’.

'auricle' also found in these Oxford entries:

auricular - pinna

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