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noun Parapodium n. (pl. parapodia) (Zool.) 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 setae. When well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.
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