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parapodia
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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)]