Resembling or shaped like an ear; having the form or appearance of an auricle.
From auricula (little ear) with the suffix -oid meaning 'resembling' or 'having the form of.' This term describes anything with ear-like morphology.
Nature's love of repetition means auriculoid shapes pop up everywhere—from leaves to fungi to crystal formations—and scientists realized that ear-like structures are mysteriously efficient at channeling fluids and sound.
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