appendage
- a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.
- Anatomy, Zoology. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.
- Botany, Mycology. any subsidiary part superadded to another part.
- a person in a subordinate or dependent position, especially a servile or parasitic follower.
Origin of appendage
Related Words for appendage
adjunct, supplement, projection, annex, extremity, protuberance, member, addition, appendix, attachment, addendum, appurtenance, auxiliary, ancillaryExamples from the Web for appendage
Contemporary Examples of appendage
So many were arrested in Leningrad, the poet Anna Akhmatova said, that the city “dangled like an appendage from its prisons….”
Or, one of the measures might resurface as an appendage to an unrelated law.
Bloggers brought another microphone to an already crowded GOP media table and became an appendage of talk radio.
Historical Examples of appendage
The subject is a great one and cannot be adequately treated as an appendage to another.
TimaeusPlato
This appendage, there can be no doubt, originated with the basilicas of Italy.
ArchitectureThomas Roger Smith
Did it ever occur to you that it must be disagreeable to Watch to have such an appendage to his tail?
Paul Prescott's ChargeHoratio Alger
Proximal: that part of an appendage nearest the body: see distal.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Simple, Simplex: without process, armature, or appendage of any kind.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
appendage
- an ancillary or secondary part attached to a main part; adjunct
- zoology any organ that projects from the trunk of animals such as arthropods
- botany any subsidiary part of a plant, such as a branch or leaf
Word Origin and History for appendage
appendage
(ə-pĕn′dĭj)- A part or organ attached to a main structure and subordinate in function or size.