tragus

[ trey-guhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural tra·gi [trey, -jahy].

1. a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.

tragus

/ ˈtreɪɡəs /

noun

1. the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear
2. any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance

Derived Forms

• ˈtragal, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tragus¹

1685–95; < Late Latin < Greek trágos hairy part of ear, literally, he-goat

Word History and Origins

Origin of tragus¹

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek tragos hairy projection of the ear, literally: goat

Example Sentences

Insert the earbuds under your ear’s tragus and they form a tight seal that mutes the world even without the optional ANC engaged.

From Popular-Science

Ears ovoid; tragus rather long, nearly straight, acute at the tip (Jerdon).

From Project Gutenberg

If the pain be not quickly relieved, a leech should be applied at the base of the tragus.

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The bitemporal diameter: this is the greatest width of the cranium between the verticals passing through the base of the tragus.

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Our two Horse-shoe Bats alone are without any prominent tragus.

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The required number may be read, corresponding to the point of the tragus.

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