Ear bones also called hammers

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of malleus English)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: hammer ] [also: mallei (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Malleus \Mal"le*us\, n.; pl. Mallei . [L., hammer. See Mall a beetle.] (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 ...