<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.</li><li>perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private: an auricular confession.</li><li>dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing: auricular evidence.</li><li>shaped like an ear; auriculate.</li><li>Anatomy: pertaining to an auricle of the heart.</li><li>Ornithology: pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Usually auriculars. Ornithology: feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.</li></ul>