appendicular

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Definition of appendicular

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.

“The primary locomotory muscles of terrestrial mammals are appendicular, so much of the locomotory heat energy of the muscle is transferred to the environment rather than directed into the body cavities; this is not the case for ascrotal marine mammals, whose primary locomotory muscles surround the abdominal and pelvic cavities.”

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adj

(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.

“The primary locomotory muscles of terrestrial mammals are appendicular, so much of the locomotory heat energy of the muscle is transferred to the environment rather than directed into the body cavities; this is not the case for ascrotal marine mammals, whose primary locomotory muscles surround the abdominal and pelvic cavities.”
(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the appendix.

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From appendix + -ule + -ar, from Latin appendicis, genitive of appendix.

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