appendages

Arms and legs

Appendages are parts that extend from a main body or structure.

In biology, appendages include limbs, antennae, fins, and other projections that attach to an organism's central body.

The term extends to anything that seems added on or subordinate to something larger: The shed was a ramshackle appendage to the main house.

When applied to people, appendage often suggests someone who merely accompanies another without independent purpose: She felt like an appendage at her husband's work functions.

bodily

limb

Jointed bodily projection

armUpper body limb
legAmbulatory limb
fingerHand's grasping extension

toe · tail · tentacle · antenna · wing · fin · flipper · pseudopod · claw · paw

extremity

fingers

Appendages of the hand

toesPedal digits
digitsSingle-place numerals
phalangesBones of fingers, toes

nails · claws · hooves · talons · paws · hands · feet · knuckles · fingertips · thumbs

anatomical

bicep

Arm flexor muscle

tricepThree-headed arm muscle
quadricepFour-headed thigh muscle
hamstringCripple or thigh muscle

forearm · calf · thigh · shin · tibia · femur · humerus · radius · ulna · joint

accessory

addition

Joining quantities mathematically

extensionAdded part or duration
adjunctSubordinate addition to something
supplementSomething added to complete

extra · addon · auxiliary · peripheral · attachment · outgrowth · projection · protuberance · offshoot · branch

attachment

affix

Word-part modifier

attachJoin or connect
anchorSecures ships to seabed
fastenFix securely in position

secure · bond · connect · join · link · couple · extend · protrude · project · dangle

appendages

limb

fingers

bicep

addition

affix

appendages

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