Noun: appendage u'pen-dij
- A part that is joined to something larger
"The robotic arm was an appendage attached to the main body of the spacecraft"
- An external body part that projects from the body
"it is important to keep the appendages warm";
- extremity, member
- 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