TRAGUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: tragi   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("tragus" is a kind of...):

cartilaginous structure (body structure given shape by cartilage)

Holonyms ("tragus" is a part of...):

auricle; ear; pinna (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)

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