tragus

noun, plural tra·gi [trey-jahy] /ˈtreɪ dʒaɪ/. Anatomy.

1. a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.

noun plural -gi (-dʒaɪ)

1. the cartilaginous fleshy projection that partially covers the entrance to the external ear
2. any of the hairs that grow just inside this entrance

n.

“eminence at the opening of the ear,” 1690s, Modern Latin, from Greek tragos, properly “he-goat;” so called for the tuft of hair which grows there, which resembles a goat’s beard.

n. pl. tra•gi (-gī, -jī)

1. The tonguelike projection of skin-covered cartilage in front of the external acoustic meatus.hircus
2. Any of the hairs growing at the entrance to the external acoustic meatus.hircus