tragus
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
Origin of tragus
1Words Nearby tragus
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How to use tragus in a sentence
Insert the earbuds under your ear’s tragus and they form a tight seal that mutes the world even without the optional ANC engaged.
JBL Live Free NC+ TWS earbuds review: Made for active listening | Tony Ware | August 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceEars ovoid; tragus rather long, nearly straight, acute at the tip (Jerdon).
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleIf the pain be not quickly relieved, a leech should be applied at the base of the tragus.
The bitemporal diameter: this is the greatest width of the cranium between the verticals passing through the base of the tragus.
Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria MontessoriOur two Horse-shoe Bats alone are without any prominent tragus.
Animal Life of the British Isles | Edward Step
The required number may be read, corresponding to the point of the tragus.
Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria Montessori
British Dictionary definitions for tragus
/ (ˈtreɪɡəs) /
the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear
any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance
Origin of tragus
1Derived forms of tragus
- tragal, adjective
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