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Noun: parapodium (parapodia)  ,per-u'pow-dee-um [N. Amer], ,pa-ru'pow-dee-um [Brit]
  1. One of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing

Derived forms: parapodia

Type of: appendage, extremity, member

Encyclopedia: Parapodium

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