PARAPOPHYSIS
Par`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Parapophyses. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and
Apophysis.] (Anat.)
Defn: The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.
See Vertebra.
— Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al, a.
PARAPTERUM
Pa*rap"te*rum, n.; pl. Paraptera. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and Pteron.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and metathorax of certain insects.
PARAQUET; PARAQUITO
Par`a*quet", Par`a*qui"to, n. Etym: [See Paroquet.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Parrakeet.
PARA RUBBER
Pará rubber.
Defn: The caoutchouc obtained from the South American euphorbiaceous tree Hevea brasiliensis, hence called the Pará rubber tree, from the Brazilian river and seaport named Pará; also, the similar product of other species of Hevea. It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a chief variety of commercial India rubber.
PARASANG
Par"a*sang, n. Etym: [L. parasanga, Gr. farsang.]
Defn: A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles.