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Ossicle
Pronunciation : Os"si*cle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, ossis, a bone.]
Definition : 1. A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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