external body part

Definitions of external body part

1. noun

   any body part visible externally
   types:

   breast

   the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest

   throat

   the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat

   hood

   (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

   arthromere

   any of the segments in the body of a jointed animal like an arthropod

   lip

   either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

   labium

   a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva)

   caput, head

   the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

   cervix, neck

   the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

   frill, ruff

   an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

   breast, chest

   the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

   appendage, extremity, member

   an external body part that projects from the body

   extremity

   that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

   face, human face

   the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

   face

   the part of an animal corresponding to the human face

   chelicera

   either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing

   mouthpart

   any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding

   fang

   an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs

   chela, claw, nipper, pincer

   a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

   muzzle

   forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

   parapodium

   one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing

   fin

   organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

   pleopod, swimmeret

   one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming

   overlip

   the upper lip

   underlip

   the lower lip

   labia majora

   the two outer folds of the vulva

   labia minora

   the two inner folds of the vulva

   human head

   the head of a human being

   bull neck

   a thick short powerful neck

   bosom

   a person's breast or chest

   limb

   one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

   pedal extremity, vertebrate foot

   the extremity of the limb in vertebrates

   hand, manus, mitt, paw

   the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

   dactyl, digit

   a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

   finger

   any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

   toe

   one of the digits of the foot

   countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage

   the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

   type of:

   body part

   any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity