appendage Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an external body part that projects from the body
extremity; member.
- it is important to keep the extremities warm
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noun a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
process; outgrowth.
- a bony process
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noun a part that is joined to something larger
WordNet
Ap*pend"age noun
Definitions
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Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house. Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. Jer. Taylor.
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(Biol.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates. Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling. Carpenter.
Syn. -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.