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What is an antitragus?

What is an antitragus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) a projection of the auricle of the ear extending to the tragus
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The genus Rhinolophus has a large nose leaf, and an antitragus to the ear.
Or, like me, you might have been born without an antitragus.
Antitragus piercing is performed through the ridge of cartilage immediately above the earlobe.
It is partly covered by two small projections, the tonguelike tragus in front and the antitragus behind.
Tubercles 4 through 6 arise from the second branchial arch and form the antihelix, antitragus, and lobule.
The tragus ought normally to exceed the antitragus in dimensions.

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