incus
incus · incudes
A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle earA small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
/ˈɪŋ.kəs/
Meaning
2 sensesA small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
a small bone in the middle ear between the malleus and the stapes
An accessory cloud in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin incūs (“anvil”).Borrowed from Latin incūs (“anvil”).
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Forms
plural: incudesSynonyms
2 synonymsbone in the middle ear:anvil
cloud:thunderhead
Close in meaning
- a small bone in the middle ear between the malleus and the stapes:anvil
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedincudal