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TRAGUS (tragi)
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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 ear
Familiarity information: TRAGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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