Definition of "appendicular" [ap•pen•dic•u•lar]

• Of, relating to, or consisting of an appendage or appendages, especially the limbs: the appendicular skeleton. (adjective)

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• "The skeletal system of trout and salmon consists of the skull, backbone, a set of bones called the appendicular skeleton, and the ribs and intermuscular bones."
• "The site was dominated by cranial and appendicular elements, with analysis showing that the remains were sorted by currents, washing away smaller elements."
• "Abundant shaft fragments, rare epiphyseal portions, and the extremely low representation of axial postcrania as compared to those of the appendicular and craniodental skeletons, combined with the high tooth-marking rates, suggest that the Aramis ecosystem may have matched highly competitive modern settings such as Ngorongoro Crater 10."