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English noun: auricle

1. auricle (body) a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart


Synonymsatrial auricle, auricula atrii


Broader (hypernym)pocket, pouch


Part meronymatrium cordis, atrium of the heart

2. auricle (body) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear


Synonymsear, pinna


Broader (hypernym)cartilaginous structure


Narrower (hyponym)cauliflower ear


Part holonymear lobe, earlobe, tragus


Part meronymexternal ear, outer ear









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