auricular: Meaning and Definition of

au•ric•u•lar

1. of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
2. perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private: an auricular confession.
3. dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing: auricular evidence.
4. shaped like an ear; auriculate.
5. pertaining to an auricle of the heart.
6. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.

1. Usually,feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.