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incus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun incus has 1 sense
- incus(n = noun.body) anvil - the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes; Array is a kind of auditory ossicle
is a part of middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum
CIDE DICTIONARY
incus, n. [L., anvil.].
- An anvil. [1913 Webster]
- One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear. [1913 Webster]
- The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the
Rotifera . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
incus, n. (pl. incudes) the small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, in contact with the malleus and stapes.
Etymology
L, = anvil
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