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parapodium
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parapodium, n. [NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + , dim. of foot.].
One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle . [1913 Webster]
" 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." [1913 Webster]
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