Appendage

Of external body part.   May also be referred to as extremity and member.

An external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm".

This concept's ID is @1~30294

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  • limb 12 facts

    One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing...

  • digit 5 facts

    A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates.

  • fin 5 facts

    Organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals.

  • fang 1 facts

    An appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs.

  • chelicera 0 facts

    Either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often...

  • mouthpart 0 facts

    Any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific...

  • swimmeret 0 facts

    One of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily...

  • claw 0 facts

    A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods.

  • parapodium 0 facts

    One of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion...