: having ears especially of a specified kind or number
a big-eared man
golden-eared corn
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The basin’s red-eared slider turtles are known to bury themselves in mud at the bottom of ponds or lakes to hibernate, which has made relocation tricky.
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
At the event, children could make paper at an activity table and experience animals inside the museum, including Augie, a red-eared slider turtle, who swam to the surface briefly when visitors peered into the pool.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Red-eared sliders have had a detrimental impact on our native turtle populations.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Her small library contained a dog-eared copy of Jack Burnham’s The Structure of Art (1971).
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
At the event, children could make paper at an activity table and experience animals inside the museum, including Augie, a red-eared slider turtle, who swam to the surface briefly when visitors peered into the pool.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Red-eared sliders have had a detrimental impact on our native turtle populations.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Her small library contained a dog-eared copy of Jack Burnham’s The Structure of Art (1971).
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
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eared
adjective
: having ears especially of a specified kind or number
a big-eared man
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