appendages

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Mr Teller said the name was also inspired by the distinctive pale "knuckles" on the small leg-like appendages at the side of the spider's mouth.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

It basically means the Big Man’s appendages aren’t able to circulate blood back up to the rest of his body the way they once did, so fluids are pooling in his ankles—hence the swelling.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

The wiggly appendages sweep the air to detect pheromones that raise alarms, lay trails, and help the insects navigate their social lives.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024

"These results help us understand the evolutionary history of horns and antlers and could suggest that differences in other ruminant cranial appendages, like ossicones and pronghorns, are also elaborations on a shared ancestral cranial appendage."

From Science Daily • May 20, 2024

They were moving wildly—a dozen black-bristled appendages roughly the size of his own arms and with pincers for grasping prey and dragging it toward...its mouth.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor