Au"ri*scalp ("r*sklp), n. [L. auris ear + scalpere to scrape.] An earpick.
Au"ri*scope (-skp), n. [L. auris + -scope.] (Med.) An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
Au*ris"co*py (*rs"k*p), n. Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope.
Au"rist ("rst), n. [L. auris ear.] One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.
Au"ri*ted (&?;), a. [L. auritus, fr. auris ear.] (Zoöl.) Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.
Au*riv"o*rous (&?;), a. [L. aurum gold + vorare to devour.] Gold-devouring. [R.] H. Walpole.
Au`ro*ceph"a*lous (&?;), a. [Aurum + cephalous.] (Zoöl.) Having a gold-colored head.
Au`ro*chlo"ride (&?;), n. [Aurum + chloride.] (Chem.) The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of another metal, forming a double chloride; -- called also chloraurate.
Au"rochs ("rks), n. [G. auerochs, OHG. rohso; r (cf. AS. r) + ohso ox, G. ochs. Cf. Owre, Ox.] (Zoöl.) The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Cæsar, with which it has often been confused.
Au`ro*cy"a*nide (&?;), n. [Aurum + cyanide.] (Chem.) A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical; -- called also cyanaurate.
Au*ro"ra (&?;), n.; pl. E. Auroras (&?;), L. (rarely used) Auroræ (&?;). [L. aurora, for ausosa, akin to Gr. &?;, &?;, dawn, Skr. ushas, and E. east.] 1. The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises.