appendages

[uh-pen-dij]

ap·pend·age

[uh-pen-dij]
noun
1.
a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.
2.
Anatomy, Zoology. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.
3.
Botany, Mycology. any subsidiary part superadded to another part.
4.
a person in a subordinate or dependent position, especially a servile or parasitic follower.

Origin:
1640–50; append + -age

ap·pend·aged, adjective
un·ap·pend·aged, adjective
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Appendages is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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