ossiculate

adjective

os·​sic·​u·​late

-yələ̇t,

-yəˌlāt

variants or ossiculated

-ˌlātə̇d

: having ossicles

Word History

Etymology

ossiculate from New Latin ossiculatus, from Latin ossiculum + -atus -ate; ossiculated from New Latin ossiculatus + English -ed

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