Home › Words › R › retrahensretrahensretrahens · noun — A muscle that draws the ear backward.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, retrahens ranks #12,598 of 43,225 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Latin retrahens.nounA muscle that draws the ear backward.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.retroauricular 65% match — Behind the auricle (of the ear) vs retrahens →retroauricle 65% match — A posterior auricle vs retrahens →auricularis 62% match — Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull. vs retrahens →earwards 62% match — Towards the ear. vs retrahens →retruse 59% match — Thrust backward; retruding. vs retrahens →retral 58% match — back; posterior vs retrahens →postauricular 58% match — Behind the (external) ear. vs retrahens →retentor 58% match — A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position vs retrahens →