extra limbs
More arms, legs
Extra limbs are additional arms, legs, or other appendages beyond the normal number for a species.
The term appears in medical contexts for rare congenital conditions, in mythology and fantasy for multi-armed deities or creatures, and in video games where characters sprout additional appendages: The mutation gave her extra limbs she couldn't control.
Hindu gods are often depicted with extra limbs symbolizing divine power.
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- appendagesProjecting body parts
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- genetic mutationHeritable DNA sequence change
- birth defectAbnormality present from delivery
spider · octopus · insect · creepy crawly · arms · legs · prosthetic · mutant · Hindu · Shiva · deity · centipede · crab · alien · horror · body · grotesque · anatomy
- animal anomaliestwo-headed snake, conjoined twins, chimera, heterochromia
- creature partsdragon scales, dragon wings, mermaid tail, unicorn horn, vampire fangs
- birth defectsbirth defect, birth defects, malformation, cleft lip, cleft palate
- medical odditiesElephant Man, conjoined twins, Siamese twins, progeria, gigantism
- natural wondersnorthern lights, aurora borealis, auroras, rainbows, Great Barrier Reef
- Sideshowfreak show, sideshow, bearded lady, fat lady, tattooed lady
anatomical abnormality type
extra limbshypoplasia
Incomplete organ formation
aplasia · atrophy · underdevelopment · deficiency · reduction