tragus
Americannoun
noun
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the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear
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any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tragus
1685–95; < Late Latin < Greek trágos hairy part of ear, literally, he-goat
Example Sentences
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Tumbling weeds are not uncommon, but no other species have been so large or as devoid of natural predators as S. tragus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
A sideburn that stops short of the bottom of the tragus will pass inspection most anywhere.
From Slate • Nov. 19, 2014
Ears moderate, laid forwards; the tips reach midway between the eyes and the middle of the muzzle; tragus very long and straight; thumb short; wings to the base of the toes.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
The pain associated with a boil in the external meatus is usually aggravated by movements of the jaw, by pulling the auricle, and by pressure upon the tragus.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
DESCRIPTION.—Muzzle sharper; face hairy; ears pointed; tragus long; colour dark brown; illustration in Dobson's Monograph.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
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