Aurate: with ears or ear-like expansions: also = auratus. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Chordotonal: responsive to vibrations; applied to the ear-like structures in Orthoptera. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
And those cakes are bad.. but what really disturbs me is that ear-like "belly button" in the stomach of that OK Sooner's cake. From Wordnik.com. [Introducing a Good Sport] Reference
Then reheat it just a bit, and take a small sharp tool and slightly life the ear so it has a center indentation and looks more ear-like. From Wordnik.com. [Ask StudioMarcy ~ Online Coaching: Kneeling Angel by Mona] Reference
Indeed I, at first, took it for an old crow's nest, and was about to pass on, when up over the rim of the nest bobbed two long ear-like tufts -- whence the bird gets its name. From Wordnik.com. [Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State] Reference
The leaves, as implied by the name, are dissimilar to other species, being lobed and having ear-like appendages; but this feature is far from constant, and otherwise the leaves differ, being sub-sessile and oval-lance-shaped. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
It prompted a lively discussion with The Boy, during the course of which I discovered that not only do the French have two different words for owl, but that one has tufty, ear-like appendages (the hibou, pictured), while the other (the chouette) does not. From Wordnik.com. [chouette hibou] Reference
The males raised ear-like feathers over their heads. From Wordnik.com. [cbs4denver.com] Reference
"Dumbos" because their large flapping ear-like fins. From Wordnik.com. [UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World] Reference
Crickets have ear-like sound receptors located on their legs. From Wordnik.com. [The Battalion] Reference
Joe the plumber is starting to sound distinctly Jennifer's ear-like. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
Somewhere along the way, the giant bow morphed into giant bunny ear-like headwear. From Wordnik.com. [TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends] Reference
"Dumbos" because they flap ear-like fins and look like the cartoon flying elephant. From Wordnik.com. [Zee News : India National] Reference
A newfound deep-sea species of gelatinous dumbo (Grimpoteuthis sp.) flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim. From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
Tentacled transparent sea cucumbers; primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins; and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines] Reference
Occasionally an ear-like outgrowth appears on the neck, indicative of the attempt of a second slit to develop into an ear. From Wordnik.com. [Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution] Reference
Then, there are the dumbo octopods, given that name because they flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim, like Dumbo the cartoon elephant. From Wordnik.com. [National Geographic News] Reference
The oddest of their finds included the jumbo Dumbo, a 2-metre-long creature that swims by flapping large ear-like fins, like the cartoon elephant. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
The extra ear was grown by first inflating an empty pocket beneath the skin over many months before a basic ear-like structure was inserted inside. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
This is a finned octopus, affectionately referred to by scientists as "Dumbo" because it uses large, ear-like fins to make its way through the ocean. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria] Reference
Among creatures were luminous jellyfish and gelatinous creatures known as finned octopods, or "Dumbos" because they flap ear-like fins and look like the cartoon flying elephant. From Wordnik.com. [Pravda.Ru] Reference
A Scottish cottage (in the Lowlands) has rarely any picturesque beauty in itself -- a narrow oblong, with steep thatched roof, and an ear-like chimney at each of the two gable-ends. From Wordnik.com. [Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2] Reference
The varieties differ considerably in the shape of their leaves, which are either serrated or crenated, sometimes with ear-like appendages at their bases, and sometimes with glands on the petioles. From Wordnik.com. [The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.] Reference
He says, also, that we cannot, perhaps, find the homologues of the provisional organs of the larvæ, such as the singularly shaped antennæ, the claw-like mandibles, the tongue-or ear-like appendages, in other. From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking News: CBS News] Reference
At 1000m to 3000m researchers collected a very large specimen of a rare, primitive animal known as cirrate or finned octopod, commonly called "Dumbos" because they flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim, akin to the cartoon flying elephant. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
NEW ORLEANS: The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. From Wordnik.com. Reference
NEW ORLEANS - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. From Wordnik.com. [FOXNews.com] Reference
NEW ORLEANS -- The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. From Wordnik.com. Reference
At 1,000 to 3,000 meters researchers collected a very large specimen of a rare, primitive animal known as cirrate or finned octopod, commonly called "Dumbos" because they flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim, akin to the cartoon flying elephant. From Wordnik.com. [MyWire: MyWire Top Stories] Reference
Nicknamed "Dumbo" because of the large ear-like fins it uses to swim -- discovered more than a mile deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. From Wordnik.com. [Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that oil deposits. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Sea secrets - over 5,000 new marine species found] Reference
Pertaining to, like or composed of gold. adj. - having golden hair; making hair golden. adj. - having ears or ear-shaped outgrowths; lobed; ear-like. adj. producing gold. aurification, n. working with gold. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Otocyst: an auditory or ear-like vesicle. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Auriculate: With ear-like lobes (Fig. 149, f). From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
Auritus: with two ear-like spots or appendages. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
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