appendage
/əˈpɛndɪdʒ/
noun
- A part that is attached to something larger or more important, especially a body part like an arm, leg, or tail.
- He waved his arms wildly, every appendage flailing in the wind.
- Spiders have eight legs, each appendage covered in tiny hairs.
- The lizard lost its tail as a defense mechanism, but the appendage will grow back.
- Something added to something else, often as a less important part.
- The new wing of the museum is a modern appendage to the historic building.
- The committee was just an appendage of the main board, with little real power.
- The appendix is often considered a useless appendage of the human digestive system.
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