tragus

English

A human external ear, labelled, with tragus at centre right

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹeɪ.ɡəs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪɡəs

Noun

tragus (plural tragi)

  1. (anatomy) 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.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, a he-goat).

Pronunciation

Noun

tragus m (genitive tragī); second declension

  1. The goatlike smell of the armpits.
  2. A kind of fish.

Inflection

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