ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷dēəm noun
( plural parapo·dia -ēə)
Etymology: New Latin, from para- (I) + podium
1. : one of the short unsegmented processes borne one on each side of most of the body segments in many annelids and serving as locomotive organs and often also as tactile or branchial organs
2. : a lateral expansion of either side of the foot usually forming a broad swimming organ in gastropods (as the sea hares and pteropods)