"jug ears" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-jug ears.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} jug ears pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic) Ears whose plane is markedly not parallel to the plane of the head. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Related terms: jug-eared Translations (markedly outward sticking ears): 招风耳 (zhāofēng'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), flaporen [plural] (Dutch), hörökorvat [plural] (Finnish), Segelohren [neuter, plural] (German), orelhas de abano [feminine, plural] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-jug_ears-en-noun-hGZDx5nF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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