auriscalpium

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noun

Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.

OriginLatin auris →
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Meanings

nounauriscalpium (plural auriscalpiums or auriscalpia)

plural auriscalpiums · plural auriscalpia

  1. Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.
  2. earpick

Origin

  1. Latinauris“ear”
  2. Englishauriscalpium

The word is compounded of the Latin auris (“ear”) and scalpo (“to scratch”).

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APA

auriscalpium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auriscalpium

MLA

“auriscalpium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auriscalpium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auriscalpium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auriscalpium.

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