tragus

[ trey-guhs ]

/ ˈtreɪ gəs /

noun, plural tra·gi [trey-jahy]. /ˈtreɪ dʒaɪ/. Anatomy.

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

Origin of tragus

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

Words nearby tragus

tragic hero, tragic irony, tragicomedy, tragion, tragopan, tragus, Traherne, traik, trail, trailable, trail away

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Example sentences from the Web for tragus

The ears are united together above the nose; the tragus is minute.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The ears are about three-quarters of an inch in length and half an inch wide; the tragus half the length of the ear.
Animal Life of the British Isles|Edward Step
The required number may be read, corresponding to the point of the tragus.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
The tragus ought normally to exceed the antitragus in dimensions.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori

Manouvrier measures it in correspondence to the verticals erected from the tragus.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori

British Dictionary definitions for tragus

tragus

/ (ˈtreɪɡəs) /

noun plural -gi (-dʒaɪ)

the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear

any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance

Derived forms of tragus

tragal, adjective

Word Origin for tragus

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tragus

tragus

[ trā′gəs ]

n. pl. tra•gi (-gī, -jī)

The tonguelike projection of skin-covered cartilage in front of the external acoustic meatus.hircus

Any of the hairs growing at the entrance to the external acoustic meatus.hircus

Other words from tragus

tra′gal adj.

单词	tragus
释义	tragus [ trey-guhs ] / ˈtreɪ gəs / noun, plural tra·gi [trey-jahy]. /ˈtreɪ dʒaɪ/. Anatomy. a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear. Origin of tragus 1685–95; <Late Latin <Greek trágos hairy part of ear, literally, he-goat Words nearby tragus tragic hero, tragic irony, tragicomedy, tragion, tragopan, tragus, Traherne, traik, trail, trailable, trail away Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tragus The ears are united together above the nose; the tragus is minute. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The ears are about three-quarters of an inch in length and half an inch wide; the tragus half the length of the ear. Animal Life of the British Isles\|Edward Step The required number may be read, corresponding to the point of the tragus. Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori The tragus ought normally to exceed the antitragus in dimensions. Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori Manouvrier measures it in correspondence to the verticals erected from the tragus. Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori British Dictionary definitions for tragus tragus / (ˈtreɪɡəs) / noun plural -gi (-dʒaɪ) the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance Derived forms of tragus tragal, adjective Word Origin for tragus C17: from Late Latin, from Greek tragos hairy projection of the ear, literally: goat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for tragus tragus [ trā′gəs ] n. pl. tra•gi (-gī, -jī) The tonguelike projection of skin-covered cartilage in front of the external acoustic meatus.hircus Any of the hairs growing at the entrance to the external acoustic meatus.hircus Other words from tragus tra′gal adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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