tragus

[trey-guhs]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

tragi 

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

Other Word Forms

• tragal 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