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Appendage Very Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Appendage has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an external body part that projects from the body

"it is important to keep the extremities warm"

2

a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

"a bony process"

3

a part that is joined to something larger

4

An external body part that projects from the body.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
external body part body part part
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
chelicera mouthpart fang claw parapodium fin swimmeret limb digit horn crest pseudopod flagellum hair cirrus spine aculea style villus tail fetlock tentacle arista acromion ala alveolar arch alveolar ridge acrosome caruncle condyle coronoid process epicondyle fimbria apophysis spicule osteophyte papilla appendix mastoid styloid process pterygoid process tuberosity zygomatic process trochanter transverse process odontoid process metaphysis olecranon ridge excrescence plant process appendicle handhold handle tailpiece
Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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