What does "malleus" mean?
Malleus: (Zoöl.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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