aurated
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Coined based on Latin auris (“ear”).
Adjective
[edit]aurated (comparative more aurated, superlative most aurated)
- Having or resembling ears.
- 1831, George Montagu, James Rennie, Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds, page 242:
- 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 […]
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]aurated (not comparable)
- Resembling or containing gold; gold-coloured; gilded.
- (chemistry) Combined with auric acid or some other compound of gold