appendage

Example Sentences

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In 2011, the fragile appendages were hardened with an acetone-soluble glue so that they could be removed from the ground in a block of plaster cast.

From New York Times

In addition to sponges and worms were trilobites, arthropods sporting grasping appendages and a six-legged animal that looked remarkably similar to a primitive insect that did not appear until millions of years later.

From Scientific American

So what if a few appendages have to be chopped off and a couple hundred bullets have to fly in the process?

From Washington Post

Some researchers had an alternative explanation: that the severed appendages represented a brutal punishment for criminals, perhaps thieves.

From Science Magazine

For instance, AI systems have historically struggled to mimic human hands and have produced mangled appendages with too many digits.

From Scientific American