#outgrowth__process__proces  a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
  supertype:  body_part  any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  subtype:  horn.outgrowth  one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
     subtype:  antler  deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
  subtype:  horn_like_outgrowth__horn  any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn
  subtype:  crest.outgrowth  a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
     subtype:  tuft  a bunch of feathers or hair
     subtype:  topknot  showy crest or knot of hair or feathers
     subtype:  comb.crest__cockscomb__coxcomb  the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
  subtype:  pseudopod__pseudopodium  temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion
  subtype:  flagellum  long lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some protozoa)
  subtype:  hair.outgrowth  a filamentous projection or process on an organism
     subtype:  bristle.hair  a stiff hair
     subtype:  whisker__vibrissa__sensory_hair__sensoryhair  a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
     subtype:  seta  a stiff hair or bristle
        subtype:  chaeta  a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm
     subtype:  pilus__pilu  hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
  subtype:  cirrus  a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile
  subtype:  spine  a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
     subtype:  ray.spine  any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
     subtype:  quill  a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
  subtype:  aculea  small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects
  subtype:  style.outgrowth  a slender bristlelike or tubular process: "a cartilaginous style"
     subtype:  stylet  small needle-like appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
  subtype:  villus  a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
     subtype:  chorionic_villus  one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta
  subtype:  tail  the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
     subtype:  rattle  loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
     subtype:  bobtail__dock  a short or shortened tail of certain animals
     subtype:  caudal_appendage  tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus
     subtype:  uropygium  posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
     subtype:  oxtail  the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
     subtype:  fluke  either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
     subtype:  scut  a short erect tail
     subtype:  flag.tail  a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
  subtype:  fetlock  projection behind and above a horse's hoof
  subtype:  tentacle.outgrowth  any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals used for feeling or grasping or locomotion
     subtype:  feeler__antenna  one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
     subtype:  barbel__feeler  slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
  subtype:  arista  bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
  subtype:  acromion  the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
  subtype:  ala.outgrowth  a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism: "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"
  subtype:  alveolar_arch  the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set
  subtype:  alveolar_ridge__gum_ridge__gumridge__alveolar_process  a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
  subtype:  acrosome  a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
  subtype:  caruncle__caruncula  an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
     subtype:  wattle.caruncle__lappet  a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
     subtype:  comb.caruncle  a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl
  subtype:  condyle  a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone
     subtype:  condylar_process__condyloid_process__condyloidproces__mandibular_condyle  the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
     subtype:  lateral_condyle__lateralcondyle  a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur
     subtype:  medial_condyle  a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur
  subtype:  coronoid_process__processus_coronoideus__processuscoronoideu  a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone
     subtype:  coronoid_process_of_the_mandible  the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle
  subtype:  epicondyle  a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
     subtype:  lateral_epicondyle__lateralepicondyle  epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur
  subtype:  fimbria  thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
  subtype:  apophysis__apophysi  (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra
  subtype:  spicule__spiculum  small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
  subtype:  osteophyte  small abnormal bony outgrowth
  subtype:  papilla  a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
  subtype:  papilla.outgrowth  a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"
  subtype:  vermiform_appendix__vermiformappendix__appendix__vermiform_process__vermiformproces__cecal_appendage__cecalappendage  a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
  subtype:  mastoid_process__mastoidproces__mastoid__mastoidal  process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
  subtype:  styloid_process  extends from the base of the temporal bone
  subtype:  pterygoid_process__pterygoidproces  two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone
  subtype:  tuberosity__tubercle__eminence  a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
     subtype:  deltoid_tuberosity__deltoidtuberosity__deltoid_eminence__deltoideminence  a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
  subtype:  zygomatic_process__zygomaticproces  a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch
  subtype:  trochanter  one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
  subtype:  transverse_process  one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs
  subtype:  odontoid_process  a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck
  subtype:  metaphysis  the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
  subtype:  olecranon_process__olecranonproces__olecranon  process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
  subtype:  ridge.outgrowth  any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
     subtype:  supraorbital_ridge__supraorbital_torus__superciliary_ridge__superciliary_arch  a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket
  subtype:  excrescence  an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
  subtype:  plant_process__plantproces__enation  a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
     subtype:  podetium  an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne
        subtype:  seta.podetium  stalk of a moss capsule
     subtype:  peristome.plant_process  (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
     subtype:  haustorium  a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host
     subtype:  apophysis.plant_process__apophysi  (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers
     subtype:  callus  (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
     subtype:  nodule.plant_process__tubercle  small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
     subtype:  spur  tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
     subtype:  aculeus.plant_process__aculeu  a stiff sharp-pointed plant process
        subtype:  prickle__spine__thorn__pricker__sticker  a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
     subtype:  acumen  a tapering point
     subtype:  tomentum__hair__fuzz  filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"
        subtype:  stinging_hair  a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid
        subtype:  coma.tomentum  a usually terminal tuft of hairs especially on a seed
        subtype:  beard.tomentum  a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
           subtype:  awn  slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
     subtype:  burl  a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree

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