Auricularis

//ɔˌɹɪk.jəˈlæɹ.ɪs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin auriculāris, ellipsis of musculus auriculāris (“auricular muscle”). Doublet of auricular.

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