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TRAGUS (tragi)

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Irregular inflected form: tragi  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tragus mean? 

TRAGUS (noun)
  The noun TRAGUS has 1 sense:

1. a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the earplay

  Familiarity information: TRAGUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRAGUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("tragus" is a kind of...):

cartilaginous structure (body structure given shape by cartilage)

Holonyms ("tragus" is a part of...):

auricle; ear; pinna (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)


 Context examples 


A projection or prominence opposite the tragus that is found on the lower exterior portion of the ear.

(Antitragus, NCI Thesaurus)



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