noun
- parts that are attached to or hang from something larger or more important
- limbs or other body parts of an animal or person
Usage: plural form of appendage
Usage: biological context
Examples
- The spider’s eight appendages moved quickly across the web.
- The robot’s mechanical appendages could perform delicate tasks.
- Fish use their fins and other appendages for swimming and balance.
- The building’s modern appendages contrasted with its historic core.
- Scientists studied the fossil’s preserved appendages.
- The octopus wrapped its flexible appendages around the prey.