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columella
col·u·mel·la [ kòllə méllə ] (plural col·u·mel·lae [ kòllə méllee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
tiny bone in middle ear: a tiny bone in the middle ear of all land vertebrates that transmits sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear and corresponds to the stapes in mammals
[Late 16th century. < Latin, "little column" < columna (see column)]

col·u·mel·lar adjective
col·u·mel·late [ kòllə méllət, kòllə mé làyt ] adjective
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