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INCUS
incus, anvil
(noun) the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incus (plural incudes)
(skeleton) A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
(meteorology) an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.
Synonyms
• (bone in the middle ear): anvil
• (cloud): anvil, thunderhead
Anagrams
• NICUs, U.S. Inc, usnic
Source: Wiktionary
In"cus, n. Etym: [L., anvil.]
1. An anvil.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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