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extremity - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" |
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appendage,
member |
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external body part any body part visible externally
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chelicera either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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mouthpart any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding
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fang hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
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chela,
claw,
nipper,
pincer a Hindu disciple of a swami
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parapodium one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing
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fin organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
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pleopod,
swimmeret one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
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limb the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"
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dactyl,
digit a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
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extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso |
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external body part any body part visible externally
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limb the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"
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pedal extremity,
vertebrate foot the extremity of the limb in vertebrates
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hand,
manus,
mitt,
paw physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
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finger one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
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toe the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
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extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point |
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part,
region something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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bound,
boundary,
bounds the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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end,
terminal (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"
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extreme,
extreme point,
extremum the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes"
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limit the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
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extremity - an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease) |
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adversity,
hardship,
hard knocks a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"
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bitter end (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
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extremity - the greatest or utmost degree; "the extremity of despair" |
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ultimacy,
ultimateness the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values"
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