Parapodium (?), n.; pl. Parapodia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. para beside + &unr_;, dim. of &unr_; foot.] (Zoöl.) One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle.
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&hand_; 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.
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