the outermost and largest of the three small bones in the middle ear of mammals
Nontechnical name: hammer. See also incus, stapes
Word origin
C17: from Latin: hammer
Examples of 'mallei' in a sentence
mallei
We found pholidotans to also have anchored mallei with long rostral processes, but lacking mallear hooks.
John R. Wible, Michelle Spaulding 2012, 'A Reexamination of the Carnivora Malleus (Mammalia, Placentalia)', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0050485. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)