'Incus' definitions:
Definition of 'incus'
(from WordNet)
noun
The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: incus, anvil]
Definition of 'Incus'
From: GCIDE
- 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]