INCUS
- the middle bone of a chain of three small bones in the ear of a mammal called also anvil see ear illustration
- the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals (pl. incudes)
- the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance (pl. incus)
- a bone in the middle ear [n INCUDES]