orelha — meaning in English

English meaning

• ear noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
• pinna noun In most therian mammals, the ear's visible outer part that sits outside the head, also called the auricle; the outer ear not including the ear canal.

Senses

orelha is used for these senses in English:

• dog-ear The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
• ear (countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
• pinna (anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

ear — full definition

1. noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
2. noun A natural talent or trained sense for recognising sound, especially in music or language.
3. noun Willing attention; the state of being listened to.
4. noun The seed-bearing head of a cereal plant such as wheat or corn.

pinna — full definition

1. noun In most therian mammals, the ear's visible outer part that sits outside the head, also called the auricle; the outer ear not including the ear canal.
2. noun One of the smaller leaf-like divisions that make up a compound leaf.
3. noun A feather, wing, fin, or similar part that sticks out from a body.

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