Definitions

1. noun

Either of the two small cartilages at the end of the ear, in the external auditory meatus.

“The doctor examined the patient’s ear, particularly the tragus and antitragus for any signs of infection.”

2. noun

A genus of long-snouted, elephant-like proboscideans of Africa.

“Fossil records show that the species of the tragus lived during the Pliocene era.”