earlet

noun

ear·​let

-lə̇t

plural -s

1

: a small ear (as of a plant leaf)

2

: the tragus especially when exceptionally large (as in the ears of some bats)

Word History

Etymology

ear entry 1 + -let

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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