appendage
Americannoun
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a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.
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Anatomy, Zoology. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.
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Botany, Mycology. any subsidiary part superadded to another part.
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a person in a subordinate or dependent position, especially a servile or parasitic follower.
noun
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an ancillary or secondary part attached to a main part; adjunct
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zoology any organ that projects from the trunk of animals such as arthropods
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botany any subsidiary part of a plant, such as a branch or leaf
Other Word Forms
- appendaged adjective
- unappendaged adjective
Etymology
Origin of appendage
Example Sentences
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Not everyone understood that Mary’s outflung left arm isn’t some randomly flailing appendage but a gesture pregnant with meaning—multiple ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 27, 2025
He played with a small cast on his left hand and was even using that bandaged appendage to stiff-arm defenders.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Part of the cardio growth story is the Watchman product, a small implant that closes the left atrial appendage of patients with atrial fibrillation, or AF.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
The muscular appendage evaporates into a pale gas before it can hit the ground.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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