Dictionary entry details
• APPENDAGE (noun)
Meaning:
An external body part that projects from the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
appendage; extremity; member
Context example:
it is important to keep the extremities warm
Hypernyms ("appendage" is a kind of...):
external body part (any body part visible externally)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appendage"):
limb (one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)
pleopod; swimmeret (one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming)
fin (organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals)
parapodium (one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing)
chela; claw; nipper; pincer (a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods)
mouthpart (any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding)
chelicera (either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing)
dactyl; digit (a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates)
Meaning:
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
appendage; outgrowth; process
Context example:
a bony process
Hypernyms ("appendage" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appendage"):
styloid process (extends from the base of the temporal bone)
mastoid; mastoid bone; mastoid process; mastoidal (process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull)
appendix; cecal appendage; vermiform appendix; vermiform process (a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)
papilla (a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell)
papilla (a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather)
osteophyte (small abnormal bony outgrowth)
spicule; spiculum (small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals)
apophysis ((anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra)
fimbria (thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube))
pterygoid process (two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone)
eminence; tubercle; tuberosity (a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament)
zygomatic process (a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch)
enation; plant process (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)
papilla ((botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf)
excrescence ((pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body)
ridge (any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane)
olecranon; olecranon process (process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended)
metaphysis (the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis)
odontoid process (a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck)
transverse process (one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs)
trochanter (one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached)
epicondyle (a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments)
coronoid process; processus coronoideus (a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone)
condyle (a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone)
aculea (small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects)
spine (a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin)
cirrus (a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile)
hair (a filamentous projection or process on an organism)
flagellum (a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))
pseudopod; pseudopodium (temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion)
crest (a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal)
horn (any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn)
horn (one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates)
style (a slender bristlelike or tubular process)
villus (a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane)
tail (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)
caruncle; caruncula (an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)
acrosome (a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg)
alveolar process; alveolar ridge; gum ridge (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)
alveolar arch (the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set)
ala (a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism)
acromial process; acromion (the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade)
arista (bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies)
tentacle (any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion)
fetlock (projection behind and above a horse's hoof)
Meaning:
A part that is joined to something larger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("appendage" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appendage"):
appendicle (a small appendage)
handhold (an appendage to hold onto)
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
tailpiece (appendage added to extend the length of something)
