appendicular skeleton
English Thesaurus
1. the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs (noun.body)
hypernym | : | skeletal structure, |
definition | : | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | limb, |
definition | : | one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | pectoral girdle, |
definition | : | a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, |
definition | : | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | endoskeleton, |
definition | : | the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) (noun.body) |
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