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par•a•po•di•um
(par′ə pō′dē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -di•a (-dē ə).USA pronunciation [Zool.]
par′a•po′di•al, adj.
- Zoologyone of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
- para-1 + -podium 1875–80