antitragus

[ an-ti-truh-guhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural an·tit·ra·gi [an-, ti, -tr, uh, -jahy, -gahy].

1. a process of the external ear.

antitragus

/ ænˈtɪtrəɡəs /

noun

1. a cartilaginous projection of the external ear opposite the tragus

Word History and Origins

Origin of antitragus¹

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek antítragos. See anti-, tragus

Word History and Origins

Origin of antitragus¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek antitragos; see anti- , tragus

Example Sentences

The tragus ought normally to exceed the antitragus in dimensions.

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The genus Rhinolophus has a large nose leaf, and an antitragus to the ear.

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The nose leaf is complicated, and there are only two phalanges in all the toes; there is no antitragus to the ear.

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It is to this antitragus, but proceeding from another direction, that the parotido-auricular muscle is inserted (Fig. 90, 15).

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All bats have large ears, each of which contains a curious inner ear known as the “antitragus.”

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