Auriform
shaped like an ear, as the sh-ll of certain mollusks.
historical examples
when any of the joints are externally dilated into an auriform process.
an introduction to entomology: vol. iv (of 4) william kirby
sh-ll globular or auriform, external or partly covered by the mantle.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 11, slice 5 various
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