noun A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work.
noun An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
noun Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
They have a supernumerary hair whorl on their head, since they have three hair whorls.
noun An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
noun A married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.
adjective Greater in number than.
adjective Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
a supernumerary nipple; a supernumerary tooth
adjective Of an organ or structure: additional to what is normally present.