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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

;

pl.

Parapodia

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[NL., fr. Gr.

παρά

beside + [GREEK], dim. of [GREEK] foot.]

(Zool.)

One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; – called also

foot tubercle

☞ They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and often contain spines or setæ. When well developed, a dorsal part, or

notopodium

, and a ventral part, or

neuropodium

, are distinguished.

parapodium ‎(plural parapodia)

(zoology) Paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids.