Earlid
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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