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appendage

/əˈpɛndɪd͡ʒ/

appendage noun: an external body part that projects from the body.

Noun

appendage (plural appendages)

  1. An external body part that projects from the body.
    • bodily appendage
    • The insect has a pair of sensory appendages.
    Synonyms:
    extremity, member
  2. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
    • The small building was added as an appendage to the main structure.
  3. A part that is joined to something larger.
    • He disliked being treated as a mere appendage to the committee.
    Synonyms:
    appendix, annex

appendage meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam

appendage in Tamil

சேர்க்கப்பட்ட பொருள், பிற் சேர்க்கை, இணைப்பு, பின் ஒட்டு, தொங்கல், தொங்குபவர்

appendage in Urdu

appendage
اضافہ izāfa

appendage in Telugu

appendage
ఉపాంగము upāṅgamu

appendage in Malayalam

part that is joined to something larger
അനുബന്ധം anubandhaṁ

Examples of appendage in a sentence

  • The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
  • One appears to have a large beak while another has an appendage resembling a tail.
  • The nail unit is no longer regarded as untouchable or an appendage to be ignored.

All 29 example sentences with appendage

Synonyms of appendage

All synonyms of appendage

Forms of appendage

pluralappendages

Plural of appendage: appendages

Origin of appendage

From append + -age.

Words formed from appendage

Questions about appendage

What does appendage mean?
Appendage means an external body part that projects from the body.
What is appendage in Tamil?
Appendage in Tamil is சேர்க்கப்பட்ட பொருள், பிற் சேர்க்கை, இணைப்பு. See Appendage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is appendage?
Appendage is a noun.
How do you pronounce appendage?
Appendage is pronounced /əˈpɛndɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of appendage?
The plural of appendage is appendages.

Words near appendage in the dictionary

  1. Appelts
  2. appenage
  3. appenages
  4. append
  5. appendable
  6. appendage
  7. appendageal
  8. appendaged
  9. appendageless
  10. appendagelike
  11. appendages

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: appendage (page history and authors); appendage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اضافہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); ఉపాంగము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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