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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