appendage — [n] limb; accessory addendum, addition, adjunct, ancillary, annex, appendix, appurtenance, attachment, auxiliary, extremity, member, projection, protuberance, supplement; concept 835 Ant. body, trunk … New thesaurus
trunk — Postcephalic portion of body. (Syn. thorax) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Postcephalic portion of body [McLaughlin, 1980]. The postcephalic body of a crustacean, sometimes divisible into an anterior thorax and posterior abdomen [Brusca and Brusca … Crustacea glossary
trunk — trunkless, adj. /trungk/, n. 1. the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots. 2. a large, sturdy box or chest for holding or transporting clothes, personal effects, or other articles. 3. a large compartment, usually in the… … Universalium
trunk — /trʌŋk / (say trungk) noun 1. the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots. 2. a box or chest for holding clothes and other articles, as for use on a journey. 3. the body of a human being or of an animal, excluding the head… …
trunk — [[t]trʌŋk[/t]] n. 1) bot the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots 2) a large sturdy box or case for holding or transporting clothes, personal effects, etc 3) aum a large compartment, usu. in the rear of an automobile, for… … From formal English to slang
appendage — appendaged, adj. /euh pen dij/, n. 1. a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition. 2. Anat., Zool. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk. 3. Bot., Mycol. any subsidiary part superadded to another part. 4 … Universalium
trunk — trʌŋk n. main stem of a tree; human body not including the limbs and head; large box for storage or transport; large storage compartment in automobile; long nasal appendage on an elephant s face; broadband communications line that carries… … English contemporary dictionary
appendage — /əˈpɛndɪdʒ/ (say uh pendij) noun 1. a subordinate attached part of anything. 2. Biology any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk. 3. Botany any subsidiary part superadded to another part …
thoracic appendage — Any appendage attached to somite of thorax [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Cladocera): Trunk appendage [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
endopod — ( ) [Holthuis, 1993]. Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993] Inner branch of biramous appendage, especially one arising from protopodite of pleopod [Butler, T.H.]. Inner of two branches of biramous limb, comprising ischium through… … Crustacea glossary
