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  Parapodium \Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. Parapodia. [NL., fr. Gr.
     para` beside + ?, dim. of ? foot.] (Zo["o]l.)
     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]

  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.

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

  parapodium
     Polish n.
     (q: annelid anatomy) (l en parapodium)

  parapodium
     n.
     1 (lb en zoology) Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used
  for locomotion by worms such as annelids.
     2 (lb en zoology) A lateral expansion on both sides of the foot in
  some gastropods, often used as a swimming organ.

  parapodium
     Polish n.
     (q: annelid anatomy) (l en parapodium)

  parapodium
     Polish n.
     (q: annelid anatomy) (l en parapodium)

     疣足; 侧足