parapodium
English
Etymology
para-
+
podium
Noun
parapodium
(
plural
parapodia
)
(
zoology
)
Any of the paired unjointed
lateral
outgrowths used for
locomotion
by
worms
such as
annelids
.
(
zoology
)
A
lateral
expansion
on both sides of the
foot
in some
gastropods
, often used as a swimming organ.
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