MALLEUS
Mal"le*us, n.; pl. Mallei. Etym: [L., hammer. See Mall a beetle.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See
Mastax.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.
MALLOPHAGA
Mal*loph"a*ga, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; — called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird.
MALLOTUS
Mal*lo"tus, n. Etym: [NL., fr Gr. (Zoöl.)