au·ric·u·lar /ɔˈrɪkjəlɚ/
  耳的,耳狀的
  Au·ric·u·lar a.
  1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves.
  2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest.
     This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular.   --Milton.
  3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. “Auricular assurance.”
  4. Received by the ear; known by report. “Auricular traditions.”
  5. Anat. Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
  Auricular finger, the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.
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  auricular
       adj 1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: otic]
       2: relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of
          hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must
          hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular
          confession"; "an auricular appendage"
       3: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular
          fibrillation"