columellae
- plural of columella.
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The delicate, spindle-shaped columellae lie ventral to the tegmen tympani and squamosals, are spatulate distally, and have a broad basal attachment to the auditory region.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.