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parapodium |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parapodium \Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl {Parapodia}. [NL., fr Gr ? beside + ?, dim. of ? foot.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also {foot tubercle}. Note: They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and often contain spines or set[ae]. When well developed, a dorsal part or notopodium, and a ventral part or neuropodium, are distinguished. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parapodium n : one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing
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