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Definition of Eared

1. Adjective. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down. "An old book with dog-eared pages"

2. Adjective. Having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination.

Definition of Eared

1. a. Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long- eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten- eared.

Definition of Eared

1. Adjective. (''in combination'') Having some specific type of ear. ¹

2. Verb. (past of ear) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eared

1. having ears [adj]

Medical Definition of Eared

1. 1. Having (such or so many) ears; used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared. 2. Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. Eared owl, any seal of the family Otariidae, including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eared

earcaps earcockle earcon earcons earcup earcups eard earded earding eardrop

eardrops eardrum eardrums eards eare eared (current term) eared grebe eared seal eared seals earedness

eares earflap earflaps earful earfuls eargasm eargasmic eargasms earhole earholes

Literary usage of Eared

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1907)
"... that both had no more use for breakfasts.— G. EIFRIG, Ottawa, Ontario. Unusual Occurrence of the Short-eared Owl in Pennsylvania.— The Short-eared Owl ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"They are often septate. Their office is unknown, and they are of comparatively infrequent occurrence. REVIEWS. THE eared SEALS. ..."

3. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory by William Macgillivray (1852)
"eared Grebe. Mont. Ornith. Diet. and Supplt. Grebe Oreillard. ... Podiceps auritus. Selby, Illustr. II. 157. Podiceps auritus. eared ..."

4. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1856)
"THE eared Grebe belongs to various countries of Europe — Iceland, Russia, Sweden, Lapland, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Greece, France, Italy, ..."

5. In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen (1911)
"A fable like that of the long-eared ... of fen-fowls (plovers' eggs, for example) and of sea-birds were eaten from time Island with long-eared immemorial. ..."

6. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
""Down in the Southeast is a member of the family with ears so big that he is called the Big- eared Bat. He is a little chap, smaller than the Little Brown ..."

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