From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishappendageap‧pend‧age /əˈpendɪdʒ/ noun [countable] 1 PARTsomething that is connected to a larger or more important thing2 BODYHB formal an arm, leg, or other body part
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appendage• Among the Apterygota the retention of at least some abdominal appendages is a general feature.• I dissected preserved larvae into their component appendages and painstakingly traced each detail.• For a long time some of its parts - its mouth and its eating appendages - were classed as separate animals.• Often he upgrades old models with new appendages.• In soft-bodied insect larvae, where the appendages are reduced or absent, locomotion occurs through quite different physical mechanisms.• A variable number of these appendages may become transformed into organs that are functional during post-embryonic life while the remainder disappear. 