incus

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈɪŋ.kəs/

Noun

incus noun

A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
An accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.

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Synonyms

anvil thunderhead uncus incisure conid cuspule conule corniculum cornicle cu in cusping os paracuneiforme conulid ectocuneiform ulcuscule cusplet kinocilium

Associated

stapes malleus cumulonimbus quadrate eardrum stirrup cochlea tympanic articular droplets ear

Rhymes

uncus unctious juncus truncus zincous juncous uncous scincus sunk us tongue kiss

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