Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
tragedy
tragedy of the commons
tragi
tragic
tragic flaw
tragic irony
tragicomedy
tragopan
tragus
trail
trail away
trail bike
trail mix
trail rope
trailblazer
trailboat
trailer
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "tragus" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

tragus

tra·gus [ tráygəss ] (plural tra·gi [ tráy g, tráy j ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. part of outer ear: the pointed flap of cartilage that lies above the earlobe and partly covers the entrance to the ear passage

2. hair inside ear passage: a hair growing just inside the opening of the ear passage

[Late 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek tragos "goat, hairy part of the ear"]

tra·gal adjective
Englishtown: Learn English online
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft