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tra⋅gus

  [trey-guhs]
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–noun, plural -gi  [-jahy] . Anatomy.
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.

Origin:
1685–95; < LL < Gk trágos hairy part of ear, lit., he-goat
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tra·gus   (trā'gəs)   
n.   pl. tra·gi (-gī, -jī)
  1. The projection of skin-covered cartilage in front of the meatus of the external ear.
  2. Any of the hairs growing at the entrance to the meatus of the external ear.

[New Latin, from Greek tragos, goat, hairy part of the ear.]
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Tragus

Tra"gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a part of the inner ear.] (Anat.) The prominence in front of the external opening of the ear. See Illust. under Ear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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tragus 
"eminence at the opening of the ear," 1693, Mod.L., from Gk. tragos, prop. "he-goat;" so called for the tuft of hair which grows there, which resembles a goat's beard.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: tra·gus
Pronunciation: 'trA-g&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural tra·gi /-"gI, -"jI/
: asmall projection in front of the external opening of the ear
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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tragus tra·gus (trā'gəs)
n. pl. tra·gi (-gī, -jī)

  1. The tonguelike projection of skin-covered cartilage in front of the external acoustic meatus. Also called hircus.
  2. Any of the hairs growing at the entrance to the external acoustic meatus. Also called hircus.
tra'gal adj.

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