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ear stone

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noun
an otolith.
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Origin of ear stone

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby ear stone

ear rot, ear sewer, ear shell, earshot, earsplitting, ear stone, ear tag, earth, Eartha, earth almond, earth art
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How to use ear stone in a sentence

  • Inside the ball is a small hard ear-stone, or a number of smaller grains of ear-sand.

    Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster
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