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parapodium

/par-uh-poh-dee-uhm/US // ˌpær əˈpoʊ di əm //UK // (ˌpærəˈpəʊdɪəm) //

陴县,旁观者,伞状物,伞形花序

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural par·a·po·di·a [par-uh-poh-dee-uh]. /ˌpær əˈpoʊ di ə/. Zoology.

    • : one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.

Examples

  • Neurocirri slender, subcylindric, somewhat conical distally or sometimes a little clavate, surpassing end of parapodium.

  • The parapodium is represented with its neural or ventral surface uppermost.

  • Also decidedly different from exigua in having four lobes at the distal end of each parapodium, two postsetal and two presetal.

  • The natocirrus is reduced to a small rounded or nodular form slightly above base of parapodium.

  • The notocirrus is small and occupies the usual place in the angle between the dorsal surface of the parapodium and the body-wall.