earless
/'iəlis/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Lacking external ears: Describes an animal or organism that does not have visible or projecting external ear structures (pinnae).
- Lacking handles or lugs: In a more general or archaic sense, can describe an object, such as a vessel, that lacks handles or projections resembling ears.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The earless seal is well-adapted to aquatic life. (This describes a type of seal that lacks visible external ears.)
- The museum displayed an ancient, earless urn. (This describes a vessel without handles.)
Advanced Usage
- Scientific/Technical Context: Used primarily in zoological descriptions to classify species, such as "earless seals" (family Phocidae) versus "eared seals" (family Otariidae).
- Biologists studied the hearing mechanisms of earless mammals.
Variants and Related Words
- Earlessness (noun): The state or condition of being earless.
- The earlessness of the species is a key identifying feature.
Synonyms
- Auricle-less: Lacking auricles (the external part of the ear).
- Handleless: Lacking handles (for the object-related sense).
Antonyms
- Eared: Having ears or ear-like projections.
Adjective
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