pinna
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pinna /ˈpɪnə/
▶noun (pl. pinnae /-niː/)
- 1 Anatomy & Zoology the external part of the ear in humans and other mammals; the auricle.
- 2 Botany a primary division of a pinnate leaf, especially of a fern.
- 3 Zoology any of a number of animal structures resembling fins or wings.
– origin C18: mod. L., from a var. of L. penna ‘feather, wing, fin’.
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