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Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes;
[syn: incus, anvil]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Incus \In"cus\, n. [L., anvil.] [1913 Webster] 1. An anvil. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera. [1913 Webster]
