malleus Weberi

malleus Weberi
tripus (the fourth of the four Weberian ossicles, q.v., so-named for its three processes. The anterior process joins it to the intercalarium by a ligament, the median process joins it to the third vertebral centrum and the third, posterior process contacts the anterior wall of the gas bladder through a transformator process)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • malleus — noun /ˈmæl.i.əs/ a) The small hammer shaped bone of the middle ear. The malleus is one of the three auditory bones. b) The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes). A fracture of the malleus handle is a rare traumatic middle ear lesion. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • tripus — noun /ˈtɹaɪpəs/ The hindmost Weberian ossicle of the Weberian apparatus, touching the anterior wall of the swimbladder and connected by a dense, elongate ligament to the intercalarium. Syn: bachelor of the stool, prævaricator, terræ filius,… …   Wiktionary

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