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aurated en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Coined based on Latin auris (“ear”).

Meanings

  1. Having or resembling ears.
    • It must, however, be remarked, that these tufts, or ears, are never erected but when the bird is in a quiescent state. […] When it was asleep or undisturbed, the aurated feathers were very distinguishable, standing above the rest about half an inch […] 1831, George Montagu, James Rennie, Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds, page 242:

Forms

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most aurated Degree=Sup lexicographic
more aurated Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

aurited

aurated en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Resembling or containing gold; gold-coloured; gilded.
  2. (not-comparable) Combined with auric acid or some other compound of gold

Deriveds

diaurated