noun🔗ShareThe small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear."A fracture of the malleus handle is a rare traumatic middle ear lesion."anatomymedicinebodyorganpartbiologyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes)."A scientist studying hearing in goldfish examined the malleus, a tiny bone that helps transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear. "anatomyfishorganbiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers."When the rotifer ingested the algae, the scientist could see the malleus grinding the food inside its mastax under the microscope. "anatomybiologyanimalpartorganismstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
