stirrup

English Thesaurus

1. support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	support,
definition	:	any device that bears the weight of another thing (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	saddle,
definition	:	a seat for the rider of a horse or camel (noun.artifact)

2. the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea (noun.body)

hypernym	:	auditory ossicle,
definition	:	ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear (noun.body)

part meronym	:	middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum,
definition	:	the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear (noun.body)