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Noun: appendage  u'pen-dij
  1. A part that is joined to something larger
    "The robotic arm was an appendage attached to the main body of the spacecraft"
     
  2. An external body part that projects from the body
    "it is important to keep the appendages warm";
    - extremity, member
     
  3. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
    "a bony appendage";
    - process, outgrowth

Derived forms: appendages

Type of: body part, external body part, part, portion

Encyclopedia: Appendage