Ossicle

//ˈɒsɪkəl//

"Ossicle" in a Sentence (3 examples)

The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.

The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.

The eyeballs were surrounded by a ring of bones, the sclerotic ossicle, which probably protected their eyes when diving abruptly for prey.

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