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
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Origin of tragus
1685–95; < Late Latin < Greek trágos hairy part of ear, literally, he-goat
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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
The tragus is very small and divided into two parts.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.
The posterior face of the tragus is ordinarily the best place for applying the leech, but it may be applied in front of the ear or behind, wherever the tenderness on pressure is greatest.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
DESCRIPTION.—Ears short, rounded and narrow; tragus narrow, curved and pointed inwards; muzzle thick, blunt and conical; the fur varies, sometimes dark olive brown, fulvous beneath, and occasionally chestnut, with a paler shade of yellow below.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
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