I wonder why we have ear lobes.
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Lobes
Synonyms for "lobes" (7 found)
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6 entriesanatomical structurebotanical featureear partleaf morphologyorgan subdivisionouter ear part
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7 entriesattached earlobebrain lobefree earlobelateral lobeliver lobelung lobeterminal lobe
Collocations
6 entriesbrain lobesear lobesfrontal lobeleaf lobesliver lobeslung lobes
Derivations
5 entriesSample sentences
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I wonder what ear lobes are for.
Source: tatoeba (502675)
The Phoenicians, as seen also by their sculptures, were addicted to the barbaric practice of piercing the upper parts of the ears, as well as the lobes, and attaching to them rings bearing drop-shaped pendants.
Source: tatoeba (10919446)
Researchers linked to the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that children and adolescents who tested lower on standardized tests had a lower volume of gray matter in their brains than the norm, and their frontal and temporal lobes developed more slowly.
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