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The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal.

A piece at the end; an appendage.

the right species develop into the mature tapeworm in its intestine. See Illustration in Appendix.

A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet.

A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.

Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifically: --

three united somites, each of which is composed of several distinct parts. See Illust. in Appendix. and Illust. of Coleoptera.

An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura.

ail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.

terous insects which injure trees by sucking the sap from the leaves. See Illustration in Appendix.

A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance.

One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of food.

er, Schooner, Sail, and Ship. Topsail schooner. (Naut.) See Schooner, and Illustration in Appendix.

The peculiar free swimming larva of Balanoglossus. See Illust. in Append.

A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower.

f or pertaining to the Trematodea. See Illustration in Appendix.

he cap worn by studens at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, having a stiff, flat, square appendage at top. A similar cap used in the United States is called Oxford cap, mortar board, etc. -- Trencher fly, a person who haunts the tables of others; a parasite. [R.] L'Estrange. -- Trencher friend, one who frequents the…

ht or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the pluraltrimmings..

t, collectively, including the labrum, labium, maxillæ, mandibles, and lingua, with their appendages.

The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.