Incudate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Incudate is an adjective meaning (zoology, anatomy) Of, pertaining to or having an incus (bone of the middle ear).
Meaning
(zoology, anatomy) Of, pertaining to or having an incus (bone of the middle ear).
More Meanings
- (zoology, of mastaxes or trophi of rotifers) That functions by prehension; used as a classification.
Example Sentences
incudate trophi
Forcipate and incudate trophi function in grasping.
In Asplanchnidae, rami are large and hooked and constitute incudate mastax, but reduced rami may be present.
Asplanchna priodonta (Asplanchnidae) is a planktonic predator with incudate trophi, showing a wide trophic spectrum, feeding on rotifers, protists, and various unicellular algae (Jose de Paggi, 2002).
Synonyms for incudate
Depending on context, synonyms include incudal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incudal, incisive, incisal, otic, incubative, vestibulocochlear.
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