gehoorbeentjie

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ge‧hoor‧been‧tjie

Noun

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gehoorbeentjie (plural gehoorbeentjies)

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