parapodium

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(par′ə pōdē əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•a•po•di•um  (par′ə pōdē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -di•a (-dē ə).USA pronunciation [Zool.]
  1. Zoologyone of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
  • para-1 + -podium 1875–80
par′a•podi•al, adj. 

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