Paraphragma \Par`a*phrag"ma\ (-fr[a^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. {Paraphragmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + ?, ?, an inclosure.] (Zool.) One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea. -- {Par`a*phrag"mal}, a. [1913 Webster]