tragus

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/ˈtɹeɪ.ɡəs/

noun

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.

OriginLate Latin tragus ← Ancient Greek τράγος →
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Meanings

nountragus (plural tragi)

plural tragi

  1. anatomyThe 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτράγος“he-goat; part of the ear”
  2. Late Latintragus
  3. Englishtragus

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.

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Translations

Catalan tragus
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Czech kozlík
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German Tragus
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Greek τράγος
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Icelandic forhyrna, hlustarhár
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Italian trago
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Japanese 耳珠
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Māori popoia
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Polish koziołek
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Portuguese trago, tragus
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Russian козело́к
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Spanish trago
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tragus

vegasmagusvagusFagusTagusantitragus
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tragus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragus

MLA

“tragus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tragus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragus.

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