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Angler fish |
any of various deepwater marine fishes that have a large mouth over which dangles a wormlike appendage that lures prey. |
antenna |
a thin, sensitive appendage on the head of an insect or crustacean, used to feel with. [1/2 definitions] |
appendant |
attached as an appendage; affixed. [2/4 definitions] |
appendix |
an appendage. [1/3 definitions] |
arista |
a bristlelike appendage on the spikelets of certain grains and grasses; awn. [1/2 definitions] |
brachium |
the part of the arm that reaches from the shoulder to the elbow, or a similar part of an appendage such as a wing or flipper. [1/2 definitions] |
caudate |
having a tail or similar appendage. |
cirrus |
in certain organisms, a tentacle or other slender, flexible appendage. [1/3 definitions] |
claw |
a pincerlike appendage on a crustacean or insect. [1/6 definitions] |
crus |
a leg-like appendage. [1/2 definitions] |
dorsum |
the upper or back part of an organ or appendage. [1/2 definitions] |
fang |
something similar in structure, such as the pincerlike front appendage of a venomous spider. [1/3 definitions] |
fixture |
something fixed into place as a permanent part or appendage. [1/2 definitions] |
palpus |
a jointed feeler or sense organ for tasting and touching that is attached to a head appendage or near the mouth in many crustaceans and insects. |
tail |
an animal's rearmost part, usu. an appendage and extension of the spinal column, that projects from the rear of the trunk. [2/13 definitions] |
tentacle |
something that resembles such an appendage or filament. [1/3 definitions] |
trunk |
the prehensile nasal appendage of the elephant; proboscis. [1/10 definitions] |
wing |
any corresponding body part that resembles such an appendage, but does not enable flight. [1/14 definitions] |
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