Anotus

/əˈnoʊtəs/ adjective

Lacking ears or ear-like structures; born without external ears or auditory appendages.

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'otus' (ear, related to 'ous'). The term emerged in medical and anatomical contexts in the 18th century to describe congenital absence of ears.

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