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appendage

[ uh-pen-dij ]

noun

  1. a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.
  2. Anatomy, Zoology. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.
  3. Botany, Mycology. any subsidiary part superadded to another part.
  4. a person in a subordinate or dependent position, especially a servile or parasitic follower.


appendage

/ əˈɛԻɪ /

noun

  1. an ancillary or secondary part attached to a main part; adjunct
  2. zoology any organ that projects from the trunk of animals such as arthropods
  3. botany any subsidiary part of a plant, such as a branch or leaf
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Իa adjective
  • un·Իa adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of appendage1

First recorded in 1640–50; append + -age
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The catch is that whenever someone enters, red lights blink on and off at their partners’ villa to alert them that someone is sticking a few appendages where they shouldn't be.

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“Around 20 to 30 people from overseas have come in the last month,” Miyoko Ishikawa, whose seat at the information desk directly faces the outstretched appendage.

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Yet sea robins are most notable for their distinctively large, fan-shaped dorsal fins and for their six leg-like appendages.

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For such men, they prefer to imagine women as appendages of men, who have no motivations outside of pleasing and serving men.

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First, the team sliced off the antennae and thinned and polished the surrounding amber to ensure the clearest possible view of the appendage within.

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