Parapodia

Word PARAPODIA
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Definitions and meanings of "Parapodia"

What do we mean by parapodia?

Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids.

A lateral expansion on both sides of the foot in some gastropods, often used as a swimming organ.

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The word "parapodia" in example sentences

The creamy pink worms have tiny, fleshy, almost leglike projections called parapodia, which function during movement and respiration, said Stetson Everett of Eastern Sea Worm Co. in Hancock. ❋ By Sharon Kiley Mack BDN Staff (2010)

Some polychaetes such as the sea mouse Aphrodite aculeate also bear a ventral muscular, creeping sole; myzostomids have a circular body with fused parapodia, which also forms a ventral foot like structure. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The unpaired fins of fish were originally paired and possibly arose from the coalescence of rows of parapodia. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

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