tragus
Meaning
The small piece of thick cartilage on the inner side of the external ear that is immediately in front of and partly closing the ear canal.
Translations
Tragus
tragus
τράγος
tragus
tragus
trago
Tragus
tragus
tragoPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɹeɪ.ɡəs/
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tragus, from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat; part of the ear”); with reference to a tuft of hair, likened to a goat’s beard, that may grow on the tragus, especially in older men.
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