Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913 Incus · In·cus · IPA /ˈɪŋ.kəs/ 01 n. An anvil. 1. An anvil. 2. One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear.(Anat.) See: Ear 3. The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.(Zool.)