appendage

About 0.78 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An external body part that projects from the body.

   bodily appendage

2. noun A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.

   The small building was added as an appendage to the main structure.

3. noun A part that is joined to something larger.

   He disliked being treated as a mere appendage to the committee.

Similar words

outgrowth extremity process member epipodial attachment enclosure extension appendix complement

Often followed by

of to is and in or on which at

Word family

appendages