Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PARAPODIUM
Par `a *po "di *um, n.; pl. Parapodia. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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 setæ. When well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.
New American Oxford Dictionary
parapodium
par a po di um |ˌparəˈpōdēəm ˌpærəˈpoʊdiəm | ▶noun ( pl. parapodia |-dēə | ) Zoology (in a polychaete worm ) each of a number of paired muscular bristle-bearing appendages used in locomotion, sensation, or respiration. • (in a sea slug or other mollusk ) a lateral extension of the foot used as an undulating fin for swimming. DERIVATIVES par a po di al |-dēəl |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek para- ‘subsidiary ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’
Oxford Dictionary
parapodium
parapodium |ˌparəˈpəʊdɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. parapodia |-ɪə | ) Zoology (in a polychaete worm ) each of a number of paired muscular bristle-bearing appendages used in locomotion, sensation, or respiration. • (in a sea slug or other mollusc ) a lateral extension of the foot used as an undulating fin for swimming. DERIVATIVES parapodial adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek para- ‘subsidiary ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’.
Duden Dictionary
Parapodium
Pa ra po di um Substantiv, Neutrum Zoologie , das |Parap o dium |das Parapodium; Genitiv: des Parapodiums, Plural: die Parapodien griechisch-neulateinisch 1 Stummelfuß der Borstenwürmer 2 Seitenlappen der Flossenfüßer
The Wordsmith Dictionary