[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

malleus \mal"leus\, n.; pl. mallei. l., hammer. see mall a
   beetle.
   1. anat. the outermost of the three small auditory bones,
      ossicles; the hammer. it is attached to the tympanic
      membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. see
      illust. of far.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. one of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of
      rotifera. see mastax.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. a genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.
      1913 webster
see also:
mallei mall far mastax 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

malleus
     n : the ossicle attached to the eardrum syn: hammer
     also: mallei pl
see also:
hammer mallei 

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