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appendage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Biology
ap·pend·age /əˈpendɪdʒ/ noun [countable]  1. PARTsomething that is connected to a larger or more important thing 附加物,附属物2. BODYHB formal an arm, leg, or other body part 附肢,附器〔指臂、腿或身体其他部位〕
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appendageAmong the Apterygota the retention of at least some abdominal appendages is a general feature.I dissected preserved larvae into their component appendages and painstakingly traced each detail.For a long time some of its parts - its mouth and its eating appendages - were classed as separate animals.Often he upgrades old models with new appendages.In soft-bodied insect larvae, where the appendages are reduced or absent, locomotion occurs through quite different physical mechanisms.A variable number of these appendages may become transformed into organs that are functional during post-embryonic life while the remainder disappear.
ap·pend·age nounChineseSyllable
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appendage
appendage /əˈpendɪdʒ/ noun [countable]
1. something that is connected to a larger or more important thing
2. formal an arm, leg, or other body part


ap·pend·ageBrE /əˈpendɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈpendɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun (formal) a smaller or less important part of sth larger 附加物;附属物