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parapodial

parapodial adjective: pertaining to the parapodium.

Adjective

parapodial (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the parapodium.
    • These setae are attached to intrinsic parapodial muscles which act to protrude setae, or retract them, or spread them.2012, Mandal, Invertebrate Zoology, →ISBN
    • The most accomplished opisthobranch swimming is by enlarged parapodial lobes of the foot.2013, Karl M. Wilbur, C. M. Yonge, Physiology of Mollusca - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 402

Origin of parapodial

From parapodium + -al.

Questions about parapodial

What does parapodial mean?
Parapodial means pertaining to the parapodium.
What part of speech is parapodial?
Parapodial is an adjective.

Words near parapodial in the dictionary

  1. parapluie
  2. parapluies
  3. parapneumonic
  4. parapod
  5. parapodia
  6. parapodial
  7. parapodiapophyseal
  8. parapodium
  9. parapods
  10. parapolice
  11. parapolitical

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