Found 2 items, similar to parapodium.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: parapodium parapodium n : one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing [also: parapodia (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Parapodium 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]