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APPENDICULAR SKELETON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("appendicular skeleton" is a kind of...):
skeletal structure (any structure created by the skeleton of an organism)
Meronyms (parts of "appendicular skeleton"):
limb (one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)
pectoral girdle (a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached)
hip; pelvic arch; pelvic girdle; pelvis (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)
Holonyms ("appendicular skeleton" is a part of...):
endoskeleton (the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))
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