gehoorbeentjie

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ge‧hoor‧been‧tjie

Noun[edit]

gehoorbeentjie (plural gehoorbeentjies)

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