Earlid

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An imaginary fold of skin that would allow the ear to be closed as the eye can be.

    "But wouldn't earlids be useful too? Possibly. But not so useful that without them earlid-less animals would die out[…]"

Example

More examples

"But wouldn't earlids be useful too? Possibly. But not so useful that without them earlid-less animals would die out[…]"

Etymology

From ear + lid.

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