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tragus
[ trey-guhs ]
noun
- a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
tragus
/ ˈtreɪɡəs /
noun
- the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear
- any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance
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Derived Forms
- ˈtragal, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tragus1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tragus1
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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.
Ears ovoid; tragus rather long, nearly straight, acute at the tip (Jerdon).
If the pain be not quickly relieved, a leech should be applied at the base of the tragus.
The bitemporal diameter: this is the greatest width of the cranium between the verticals passing through the base of the tragus.
Our two Horse-shoe Bats alone are without any prominent tragus.
The required number may be read, corresponding to the point of the tragus.
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