Tragus
/ˈtɹeɪ.ɡəs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
- 2 a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tragus, 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.