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)
- (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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References
- “tragus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tragus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “a he-goat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtra.ɡus/, [ˈt̪räɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtra.ɡus/, [ˈt̪räːɡus]
Noun
tragus m (genitive tragī); second declension
Inflection
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Descendants
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References
- “tragus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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