Auriculars
(Au*ric"u*lars) n. pl. (Zoöl.) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.
Auriculate
(Au*ric"u*late Au*ric"u*la`ted) a. [See Auricle.] (Biol.) Having ears or appendages like
ears; eared. Esp.: (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled. (b)
(Zoöl.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some
gastropods, etc.
Auriculate leaf,
one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base.
Auriferous
(Au*rif"er*ous) a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurifère.] Gold-bearing; containing
or producing gold.
Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays.
Thomson.
Auriferous pyrites,
iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.
Auriflamme
(Au"ri*flamme) n. See Oriflamme.
Auriform
(Au"ri*form) a. [L. auris ear + -form.] Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
Auriga
(||Au*ri"ga) n. [L., charioteer.] (Anat.) The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern
hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella.
Aurigal
(Au*ri"gal) a. [L. aurigalis.] Of or pertaining to a chariot. [R.]
Aurigation
(Au`ri*ga"tion) n. [L. aurigatio, fr. aurigare to be a charioteer, fr. auriga.] The act of
driving a chariot or a carriage. [R.] De Quincey.
Aurigraphy
(Au*rig"ra*phy) n. [L. aurum gold + -graphy.] The art of writing with or in gold.
Aurin
(Au"rin) n. [L. aurum gold.] (Chem.) A red coloring matter derived from phenol; — called also, in
commerce, yellow corallin.
Auriphrygiate
(Au`ri*phryg"i*ate) a. [LL. auriphrigiatus; L. aurum gold + LL. phrygiare to adorn with
Phrygian needlework, or with embroidery; perhaps corrupted from some other word. Cf. Orfrays.] Embroidered
or decorated with gold. [R.] Southey.
Auripigment
(Au`ri*pig"ment) n. See Orpiment. [Obs.]
Auriscalp
(Au"ri*scalp) n. [L. auris ear + scalpere to scrape.] An earpick.
Auriscope
(Au"ri*scope) n. [L. auris + -scope.] (Med.) An instrument for examining the condition of
the ear.
Auriscopy
(Au*ris"co*py) n. Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope.
Aurist
(Au"rist) n. [L. auris ear.] One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.
Aurited
(Au"ri*ted) a. [L. auritus, fr. auris ear.] (Zoöl.) Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.
Aurivorous
(Au*riv"o*rous) a. [L. aurum gold + vorare to devour.] Gold-devouring. [R.] H. Walpole.
Aurocephalous
(Au`ro*ceph"a*lous) a. [Aurum + cephalous.] (Zoöl.) Having a gold-colored head.
Aurochloride
(Au`ro*chlo"ride) n. [Aurum + chloride.] (Chem.) The trichloride of gold combination
with the chloride of another metal, forming a double chloride; — called also chloraurate.