parapodium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing

WordNet

Par`a*po"di*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. beside + , dim. of foot.
Wordforms
plural Parapodia
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913