auricularia

[ aw-rik-yuh-lair-ee-uh ]

noun

, plural au·ric·u·lar·i·ae [aw-rik-y, uh, -, lair, -ee-ee], au·ric·u·lar·i·as.

1. the bilaterally symmetrical, ciliated larva of a holothurian.

Word History and Origins

Origin of auricularia¹

From New Latin; auricle, -aria

Example Sentences

To test this theory, she worked with colleagues to investigate the glandular sacs containing the defensive fluid in frozen adult specimens of three different species of earwig: Forficula auricularia, Apterygida media and Chelidurella guentheri.

From BBC

All three studied species' secretions showed antibacterial and antifungal activity and the secretions from F. auricularia also killed parasitic worms known as nematodes.

From BBC

To test this theory, she worked with colleagues to investigate the glandular sacs containing the defensive fluid in frozen adult specimens of three different species of earwig: Forficula auricularia, Apterygida media and Chelidurella guentheri.

From BBC

All three studied species' secretions showed antibacterial and antifungal activity and the secretions from F. auricularia also killed parasitic worms known as nematodes.

From BBC

Entwicklungsgeschichte der wirbellosen Tiere, by permission of Gustav Fischer. b, Branched nucleus of the “nutritive” cell, from a portion of an ovarial tube of Forficula auricularia.

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