incus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
    anvil.

WordNet

In"cus noun
Etymology
L., anvil.
Definitions
  1. An anvil.
  2. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear.
  3. (Zoöl.) The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.

Webster 1913