fin vs appendage

appendage vs fin

fin and appendage both are nouns.

fin is a verb but appendage is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fin	Yes	No	Yes	No
appendage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appendage is a hypernym of fin; that is, appendage is a word with a broader meaning than fin:

fin: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
appendage: an external body part that projects from the body

Other hypernyms of fin include extremity, member.

fin (noun)	appendage (noun)
organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals	a part that is joined to something larger
a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish	an external body part that projects from the body
one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

fin (verb)	appendage (verb)
show the fins above the water while swimming
propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
equip (a car) with fins

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