parapodn.
/ˈparəpɒd/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌpɑd/ Zoology.
= parapodium n.
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1890 Cent. Dict. 4282/3 Parapod, a parapodium.
1902 Amer. Naturalist 36 298 (caption) The rudimentary alimentary canal..is indicated; also the ova on the left side and in one parapod on the right.
1995 E. W. Knight-Jones et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe vi. 165/2 Bristle worms... The locomotory structure (parapod) on each side of a typical body segment is usually divided into dorsal (notopod) and ventral (neuropod) lobes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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