appendage
1. [ noun ] (zoology) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Synonyms: outgrowth process
Examples:

"a bony process"

Related terms: body_part tail horn horn spine style acromion aculea villus flagellum pseudopod apophysis papilla fetlock tuberosity transverse_process ala alveolar_arch alveolar_ridge acrosome caruncle condyle appendix spicule mastoid papilla tentacle styloid_process pterygoid_process arista cirrus zygomatic_process hair odontoid_process metaphysis excrescence coronoid_process epicondyle fimbria osteophyte trochanter olecranon ridge plant_process cercus crest
2. [ noun ] (zoology) an external body part that projects from the body
Synonyms: member extremity
Examples:

"it is important to keep the extremities warm"

Related terms: external_body_part limb claw parapodium fin mouthpart swimmeret vertebrate_foot digit chelicera
3. [ noun ] a part that is joined to something larger
Related terms: part handle handhold tailpiece appendicle append
Similar spelling:   appendaged
  append
  appendant
  appendicle
  appendix
  appendectomy