PARAPODIA

PARAPODIUM

parapodium

(noun) one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

parapodia

plural of parapodium

Source: Wiktionary

PARAPODIUM

Par`a*po"di*um, n.; pl. Parapodia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition