gehoorbeentjie

Afrikaans

Etymology

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) +‎ beentjie (“small bone”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ge‧hoor‧been‧tjie

Noun

gehoorbeentjie (plural gehoorbeentjies)

  1. (anatomy) auditory ossicle; one of the three ossicles found inside the middle ear
    Hypernym: ossikel
    Hyponyms: aambeeld, hamer, stiebeuel
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