Meaning of PARAPODIUM
| Pronunciation: | | `paru'powdeeum
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| | Definition: | | [n] one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing |
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| | See Also: | | appendage, extremity, member | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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