appendage

1. (noun) a part that is joined to something larger
Related Words: appendicle, grip, handgrip, handhold, handle, hold, part, portion, tailpiece

2. (noun) an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
Synonyms: extremity, member
Related Words: chela, chelicera, claw, dactyl, digit, external body part, fin, limb, mouthpart, nipper, parapodium, pedal extremity, pincer, pleopod, swimmeret, vertebrate foot

3. (noun) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
Synonyms: outgrowth, process
Related Words: acromion, acrosome, aculea, ala, alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, apophysis, appendix, arista, body part, caruncle, caruncula, cecal appendage, cirrus, condyle, crest, enation, excrescence, fetlock, flagellum, gum ridge, hair, horn, mastoid, mastoid process, metaphysis, odontoid process, papilla, plant process, pseudopod, pseudopodium, pterygoid process, spicule, spiculum, spine, style, styloid process, tail, tentacle, transverse process, tubercle, tuberosity, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, villus, zygomatic process



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