TRAGUS


Meaning of TRAGUS in English

[ 'treɪgəs ]

■ noun ( plural tragi 'treɪgʌɪ , 'treɪdʒʌɪ ) Anatomy & Zoology a prominence on the inner side of the external ear, in front of and partly closing the passage to the organs of hearing.

Origin

C17: from late L., via L. from Gk tragos 'goat' (with ref. to the characteristic tuft of hair resembling a goat's beard).

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