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(), 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. 2. (Zol.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax. 3. (Zol.) A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell. スポンサード リンク
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