Auriculas

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Auricul[ae]}, E.
     {Auriculas}. [L. auricula. See {Auricle}.]
     1. (Bot.) (a) A species of {Primula}, or primrose, called
        also, from the shape of its leaves, {bear's-ear}.
        (b)
        (b) A species of {Hirneola} ({Hirneola auricula}), a


            membranaceous fungus, called also {auricula Jud[ae]},
            or {Jew's-ear}. --P. Cyc.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near
            the sea, where the water is brackish.
        (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around
            the jaws of a sea urchin.
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