Parapodia

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parapodium \Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Parapodia}. [NL., fr. Gr.
     para` beside + ?, dim. of ? foot.] (Zool.)
     One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also
     {foot tubercle}.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     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.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  parapodium
       n : one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid
           that functions in locomotion and breathing
       [also: {parapodia} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  parapodia
       See {parapodium}