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Pinna

//ˈpɪnə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
  2. 2
    the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear wordnet
  3. 3
    A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
  4. 4
    division of a usually pinnately divided leaf wordnet
  5. 5
    A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

Etymology

From Latin pinna (“dorsal fin; wing, feather”). Doublet of pen, penna, and panne.

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