Appendaged

/əˈpɛndɪdʒd/ adjective

Definition

Having appendages; equipped with attached or protruding parts.

Etymology

From 'appendage' (something attached) plus -ed, meaning 'having appendages' or 'furnished with appendages.'

Kelly Says

Biologists use 'appendaged' to classify creatures: an 'appendaged organism' might be a starfish with five arms or a cat with four legs, and the variety of appendages tells us how different species adapted.

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