appendage
English Thesaurus
1. a part that is joined to something larger (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | part, portion, |
| definition | : | something less than the whole of a human artifact (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | appendicle, |
| definition | : | a small appendage (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | handhold, |
| definition | : | an appendage to hold onto (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | grip, handgrip, handle, hold, |
| definition | : | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tailpiece, |
| definition | : | appendage added to extend the length of something (noun.artifact) |
2. a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | horn, |
| definition | : | one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | horn, |
| definition | : | any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | crest, |
| definition | : | a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | pseudopod, pseudopodium, |
| definition | : | temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | flagellum, |
| definition | : | a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hair, |
| definition | : | a filamentous projection or process on an organism (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cirrus, |
| definition | : | a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | spine, |
| definition | : | a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | aculea, |
| definition | : | small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | style, |
| definition | : | a slender bristlelike or tubular process (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | villus, |
| definition | : | a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | tail, |
| definition | : | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | fetlock, |
| definition | : | projection behind and above a horse's hoof (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | tentacle, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | arista, |
| definition | : | bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | ala, |
| definition | : | a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | alveolar arch, |
| definition | : | the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | acrosome, |
| definition | : | a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | caruncle, caruncula, |
| definition | : | an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | condyle, |
| definition | : | a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | epicondyle, |
| definition | : | a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | fimbria, |
| definition | : | thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | apophysis, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | spicule, spiculum, |
| definition | : | small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | osteophyte, |
| definition | : | small abnormal bony outgrowth (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | papilla, |
| definition | : | a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | papilla, |
| definition | : | a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | styloid process, |
| definition | : | extends from the base of the temporal bone (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | pterygoid process, |
| definition | : | two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, |
| definition | : | a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | zygomatic process, |
| definition | : | a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | trochanter, |
| definition | : | one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | transverse process, |
| definition | : | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | odontoid process, |
| definition | : | a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | metaphysis, |
| definition | : | the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | olecranon, olecranon process, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | excrescence, |
| definition | : | (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | papilla, |
| definition | : | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | enation, plant process, |
| definition | : | a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ (noun.plant) |
3. an external body part that projects from the body (noun.body)
| hyponym | : | chelicera, |
| definition | : | either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | mouthpart, |
| definition | : | any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | fang, |
| definition | : | an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chela, claw, nipper, pincer, |
| definition | : | a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | parapodium, |
| definition | : | one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | fin, |
| definition | : | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | pleopod, swimmeret, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | limb, |
| definition | : | one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | dactyl, digit, |
| definition | : | a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates (noun.body) |
4. a part that is joined to something larger (noun.artifact)
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