parapodialadj.
/ˌparəˈpəʊdɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈpoʊdiəl/ Zoology.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of a parapodium or parapodia.
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parapodial1877
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals v. 245 Marine vermiform animals without distinct external segmentation or parapodial appendages.
1963 R. P. Dales Annelids 14 These worms differ in the number of head tentacles, in the shape of the parapodial lobes and in the kinds of chaetae they bear.
1997 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94 5162/2 At metamorphosis, parapodial structures evaginate from the body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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