PARAPODIUM

‖Par′a‐po″di‐um (?), n.; pl. Parapodia (#). [[NL., fr. Gr. παρά beside + �, dim. of � foot.]] (Zoöl.) One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; — called also foot tubercle. ☞ 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.