parapodial
/ˌpɛrəˈpoʊdiəl/
adjective
- Relating to a parapodium, a limb-like structure on certain marine worms or other invertebrates.
- Scientists studied the parapodial appendages under a microscope.
- The parapodial muscles help the marine worm move through the sand.
- Each segment of the polychaete worm has a pair of parapodial outgrowths.