Au*ric"u*lar (&add;*r&ibreve;k"&usl;*l&etilde;r),
a. [LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire.
See Auricle.] 1. Of or pertaining to the ear,
or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves.
2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately;
as, auricular confession to the priest.
This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and
the strangest . . . that ever was auricular.
Milton.
3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of
hearing; as, auricular evidence. "Auricular assurance."
Shak.
4. Received by the ear; known by report.
"Auricular traditions." Bacon.
5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the
heart.
Auricular finger, the little finger; so called
because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.
