INCUS


Meaning of INCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈiŋ-kəs ]

noun

( plural in·cu·des iŋ-ˈkyü-(ˌ)dēz, ˈiŋ-kyə-ˌdēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, anvil, from incudere

Date: 1615

: the middle bone of a chain of three small bones in the ear of a mammal — called also anvil — see ear illustration

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