an ancillary or secondary part attached to a main part; adjunct any organ that projects from the trunk of animals such as arthropods
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ap•pend•age /əˈpɛndɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Anatomya smaller or less important part that joins a central structure.
- a person in a subordinate or dependent position.
ap•pend•age
(ə pen′dij),USA pronunciation n.
ap•pend′aged, adj.
- a subordinate part attached to something;
an auxiliary part;
addition. - Anatomy, Zoologyany member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.
- Botanyany subsidiary part superadded to another part.
- a person in a subordinate or dependent position, esp. a servile or parasitic follower.
- append + -age 1640–50
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'appendage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- appendicectomy
- appendicle
- appendicular
- appendiculate
- appendix
- aril
- arista
- arm
- articulated
- articulated joint
- auricle
- auricular appendage
- auriculin
- autotomy
- awn
- axon
- biramous
- brachial
- cauda
- caudate
- cercaria
- chalcidicum
- cirrus
- corona
- crook
- endopodite
- exopodite
- feather grass
- fin
- flagellum
- foliole
- furcula
- hook
- nectopod
- palpus
- pappus
- pedate
- penthouse
- pereiopod
- porch
- process
- protopodite
- retract
- seta
- spine
- sponson
- subscription
- tab
- tag