supernumerary (
http://definr.com/supernumerary)
adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose
excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the
dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be
thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by
technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room";
"supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory
of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary)
words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary
internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the
needy" [syn:
excess,
extra,
redundant,
spare,
supererogatory,
superfluous,
surplus]
n : a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn:
spear carrier,
extra]