animal appendage (noun)

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• appendage — noun Date: 1647 1. an adjunct to something larger or more important ; appurtenance 2. a usually projecting part of an animal or plant body that is typically smaller and of less functional importance than the main part to which it is attached;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cirrus — noun (plural cirri) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, curl Date: 1708 1. tendril 2. a slender usually flexible animal appendage or projection: as a. an arm of a barnacle b. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shackle — 1. noun a) A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural, to indicate a pair joined by a chain. b) A U shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bo …   Wiktionary

• dorsum — noun (plural dorsa) Etymology: Latin Date: 1615 1. the upper surface of an appendage or part 2. back; especially the entire dorsal surface of an animal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stylet — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French stilet stiletto, from Old Italian stiletto more at stiletto Date: 1697 1. a. a slender surgical probe b. a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• forelimb — noun The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal Syn: foreleg …   Wiktionary

• fin — noun 1》 a flattened appendage on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal, used for propelling, steering, and balancing.     ↘an underwater swimmer s flipper. 2》 a small flattened projecting surface or attachment on an aircraft, rocket, or car …   English new terms dictionary

• tentacle — noun 1》 a long slender flexible appendage of an animal, used for grasping or moving about, or bearing sense organs. 2》 a tendril or sensitive glandular hair on a plant. 3》 an insidious spread of influence and control: the Party s tentacles… …   English new terms dictionary

• caruncula — noun an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl s wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds • Syn: ↑caruncle • Derivationally related forms: ↑caruncular, ↑caruncular (for: ↑caruncle), ↑carunculous ( …   Useful english dictionary

• dorsum — noun 1. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine his back was nicely tanned • Syn: ↑back • Derivationally related forms: ↑dorsal • Hypernyms: ↑body part …   Useful english dictionary

• hind limb — noun a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals • Syn: ↑hindlimb • Hypernyms: ↑limb • Hyponyms: ↑hind leg * * * (also hindlimb) n. either of the back limbs of an animal …   Useful english dictionary