eared : Idioms & Phrases

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big-eared bat

  • noun large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
    Megaderma lyra.
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crop-eared

Crop"-eared` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having the ears cropped.
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dog-eared

  • adjective satellite worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down
    eared.
    • a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman
    • an old book with dog-eared pages
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Dog"-eared` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book.
    Statute books before unopened, not dog-eared. Ld. Mansfield.
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eared grebe

  • noun small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States
    black-necked grebe; Podiceps nigricollis.
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Eared owl

  • (Zoöl.), an owl having earlike tufts of feathers, as the long-eared owl, and short-eared owl.
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Eared seal

  • noun pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
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  • (Zoöl.), any seal of the family Otariidæ, including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal.
Webster 1913

flap-eared

Flap"-eared` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having broad, loose, dependent ears. Shak.
Webster 1913

lave-eared

Lave"-eared` adjective
Etymology
Cf. W. llaf that extends round, llipa flaccid, flapping, G. lapp flabby, lappohr flap ear.
Definitions
  1. Having large, pendent ears. Obs. Bp. Hall.
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long-eared bat

  • noun any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears
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long-eared owl

  • noun slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
    Asio otus.
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lop-eared

  • adjective satellite having bent or drooping ears
    • a lop-eared hound
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mouse eared chickweed

  • noun any of various plants related to the common chickweed
    mouse-ear chickweed; clammy chickweed; mouse ear; chickweed.
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mouse-eared

  • adjective satellite having ears like a mouse's
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mouse-eared bat

  • noun a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse
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one-eared

  • adjective satellite having a single ear
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prick-eared

Prick"-eared` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs.
    Thou prick-eared cur of Iceland. Shak.
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quick-eared

  • adjective satellite having keen hearing
    quick-eared.
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rabbit-eared bandicoot

  • noun bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
    Macrotis lagotis; rabbit bandicoot; bilby.
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sharp-eared

  • adjective satellite having keen hearing
    quick-eared.
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short-eared

  • adjective satellite having short ears
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small-eared

  • adjective satellite having small ears
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tulip-eared

Tu"lip-eared` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain dogs.
Webster 1913

two-eared

  • adjective satellite having two ears
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western big-eared bat

  • noun bat of western North America having extremely large ears
    Plecotus townsendi.
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