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 para·po·di·um /-ˈpodiəm/
 疣足; 側足

 Par·a·po·di·um n.; pl. Parapodia   Zool. 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 setæ.  When well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.
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 parapodium
      n : one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid
          that functions in locomotion and breathing
      [also: parapodia (pl)]