antitragus

[ an-ti-truh-guhs ]

/ ænˈtɪ trə gəs /

noun, plural an·tit·ra·gi [an-ti-truh-jahy, -gahy]. /ænˈtɪ trəˌdʒaɪ, -ˌgaɪ/. Anatomy.

a process of the external ear.

Origin of antitragus

1835–45; <New Latin <Greek antítragos.See anti-, tragus

Words nearby antitragus

antitoxic, antitoxin, antitoxin unit, antitrade, antitrades, antitragus, antitranspirant, antitreponemal, antitropic, antitrust, antitruster

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Example sentences from the Web for antitragus

All bats have large ears, each of which contains a curious inner ear known as the “antitragus.”
Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville
The tragus ought normally to exceed the antitragus in dimensions.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
The nose leaf is complicated, and there are only two phalanges in all the toes; there is no antitragus to the ear.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
It is to this antitragus, but proceeding from another direction, that the parotido-auricular muscle is inserted (Fig. 90, 15).
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

The genus Rhinolophus has a large nose leaf, and an antitragus to the ear.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for antitragus

antitragus

/ (ænˈtɪtrəɡəs) /

noun plural -gi (-ˌdʒaɪ)

a cartilaginous projection of the external ear opposite the tragus

Word Origin for antitragus

C19: from New Latin, from Greek antitragos; see anti-, tragus

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Medical definitions for antitragus

antitragus

[ ăn′tĭ-trā′gəs ]

n.

A projection of the auricle of the ear posterior to the tragus.

单词	antitragus
释义	antitragus [ an-ti-truh-guhs ] / ænˈtɪ trə gəs / noun, plural an·tit·ra·gi [an-ti-truh-jahy, -gahy]. /ænˈtɪ trəˌdʒaɪ, -ˌgaɪ/. Anatomy. a process of the external ear. Origin of antitragus 1835–45; <New Latin <Greek antítragos.See anti-, tragus Words nearby antitragus antitoxic, antitoxin, antitoxin unit, antitrade, antitrades, antitragus, antitranspirant, antitreponemal, antitropic, antitrust, antitruster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antitragus All bats have large ears, each of which contains a curious inner ear known as the “antitragus.” Everyday Adventures\|Samuel Scoville The tragus ought normally to exceed the antitragus in dimensions. Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori The nose leaf is complicated, and there are only two phalanges in all the toes; there is no antitragus to the ear. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard It is to this antitragus, but proceeding from another direction, that the parotido-auricular muscle is inserted (Fig. 90, 15). Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer The genus Rhinolophus has a large nose leaf, and an antitragus to the ear. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard British Dictionary definitions for antitragus antitragus / (ænˈtɪtrəɡəs) / noun plural -gi (-ˌdʒaɪ) a cartilaginous projection of the external ear opposite the tragus Word Origin for antitragus C19: from New Latin, from Greek antitragos; see anti-, tragus 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 antitragus antitragus [ ăn′tĭ-trā′gəs ] n. A projection of the auricle of the ear posterior to the tragus. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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