English Explanatory Dictionary

malleus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.
  2. The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes).
  3. One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæl.i.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-malleus.wav

Word forms

malleus mallei

Etymology

From Latin malleus (“hammer, mallet”). Doublet of maul.

Synonyms

malleus Weberi tripus hammer

Derived words

malleable malleal mallear malleiform
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