ear lobe

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ear lobe

/ɪəɹ ləʊb/

noun ear lobes · earlobe

The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.
Similar: burr, earlap
The fleshy patch of skin below the ear tuft of a chicken. The color of the female's ear lobe will tell you if she will lay a white or colored egg.

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noun a part of the ear

Español	lóbulo, lóbulo auricular
한국어	귓불 gwitbul
日本語	耳朶
中文	耳垂 ěrchuí
Kiswahili	ndewe
Português	lóbulo
Français	lobe (de l'oreille)
Deutsch	Ohrläppchen
Italiano	lobo
Ελληνικά	λοβός lovós
Română	lob al urechii
Русский	мо́чка móčka
Tiếng Việt	dái tai
العربية	شَحْمَة اَلْأُذْن šaḥmat al-ʔuḏn
עברית	תְּנוּךְ tnuch

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@misc{ear_lobe_2026,
  title = {ear lobe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ear%20lobe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}