tragus
pronunciation
How to pronounce tragus in British English:
UK ['treɪgəs]
How to pronounce tragus in American English:
US ['treɪgəs]
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- Noun:
- a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear
Word Origin
- tragus (n.)
- "eminence at the opening of the ear," 1690s, Modern Latin, from Greek tragos in this sense (Rufus of Ephesus), properly "he-goat;" so called for the tuft of hair which grows there, which resembles a goat's beard.