eared

adjective

\ ˈird

Definition of eared

: having ears especially of a specified kind or number a big-eared man golden-eared corn

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European, if their elephant print pants, heaping backpacks, and dog-eared copies of Lonely Planet are to be believed—have come to fuel up before catching their dirt-cheap overnight train to Chiang Mai. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "Loud, Crowded, Grease-Stained, and Gloriously Drunk: Where the World Eats After Hours," 8 Oct. 2018 According to Wide Open Pets, the red-eared slider is listed as one of the 10 types of turtles that people can have as pets. — Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News, "Painted baby turtles perplex customs officers at Dulles airport," 24 Sep. 2018 Or that the very life-giving Genesis Device plays a major role in the loss of Kirk’s beloved pointy-eared pal, Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), one of the most poignant deaths in cinematic history? — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, "William Shatner returns to San Antonio for ‘Wrath of Khan’ Q&A at the Tobin Center," 19 June 2018 This is more fantasy than reality, a story brought to us via a dog-eared novel, a ballad sung by the Misanthrope. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is an old West folk tale, with a signature Coen brothers twist," 15 Oct. 2018 Even the Marines are ready to fight for the northern long-eared bat. — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, "A mysterious disease is killing millions of bats. These scientists are trying to save them.," 12 July 2018 The murder, and Mr Fico’s tin-eared response, had an explosive impact, says Grigorij Meseznikov, a political scientist. — The Economist, "A struggle between authoritarians and liberals in the heart of Europe," 26 May 2018 But there's another possible Easter egg: in an SNL sketch from November 2017, Pete wore a black, bunny-eared headpiece to a masquerade ball. — Hanna Lustig, Teen Vogue, "Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson's Relationship: A Timeline," 25 June 2018 Now, a new study shows how: by borrowing a gene from a jackrabbit, one of their long-eared cousins. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "How the snowshoe hare is losing its white winter coat," 21 June 2018

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