appendicular skeleton

Noun
  1. The part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs (synset 105594684)
    is a type of: skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
    has:
    • 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
    is a part of: endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)

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