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Definition of auricle
1a : an atrium of a heartb : pinna 1c : an anterior ear-shaped pouch in each atrium of the human heart
2 : an angular or ear-shaped lobe, process, or appendage
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Humans do have weak vestigial muscles attached to the shell of the ear, called the auricle or pinna, as well as evidence of a vestigial nervous system, which could have functioned to orient the ears.
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Origin and Etymology of auricle
Latin auricula, from diminutive of auris ear — more at ear
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