otosteal

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/əʊˈtɒstiəl/

noun

An auditory ossicle.

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Meanings

nounotosteal (plural otosteals)

plural otosteals

  1. anatomyAn auditory ossicle.

    the otosteals , or ossicula auditus, have borne a prominent share in the discussions

    1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton

Origin

From oto- + osteal.

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APA

otosteal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otosteal

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“otosteal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otosteal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otosteal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otosteal.

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