pinna

Example Sentences

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In recent weeks, tests confirmed the same parasite, Haplosporidium pinnae, is responsible for pen shell die-offs in parts of Greece, and researchers have reported mass mortality as far east as Turkey and Cyprus.

From Washington Times

Humans do have weak vestigial muscles attached to the shell of the ear, called the auricle or pinna, as well as evidence of a vestigial nervous system, which could have functioned to orient the ears.

From New York Times

The little ridges and folds that most people have on their pinnas alter the frequencies of sounds and also help us better locate the initiation of the sound.

From The Wall Street Journal

It turns out these pieces—also called pinnae or auricula—act like funnels: They collect, amplify and direct sound waves to the ear canal.

From Scientific American

The leaflet, or pinna, of the glade fern is quite coarse and contrasts strikingly with its wispier neighbor.

From Washington Post