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antitragus

[ an-ti-truh-guhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural an·tit·ra·gi [an-, ti, -tr, uh, -jahy, -gahy].
  1. a process of the external ear.


antitragus

/ ænˈtɪtrəɡəs /

noun

  1. a cartilaginous projection of the external ear opposite the tragus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of antitragus1

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek antítragos. See anti-, tragus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antitragus1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek antitragos; see anti- , tragus
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Example Sentences

The tragus ought normally to exceed the antitragus in dimensions.

The genus Rhinolophus has a large nose leaf, and an antitragus to the ear.

The nose leaf is complicated, and there are only two phalanges in all the toes; there is no antitragus to the ear.

It is to this antitragus, but proceeding from another direction, that the parotido-auricular muscle is inserted (Fig. 90, 15).

All bats have large ears, each of which contains a curious inner ear known as the “antitragus.”

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