 onychophoran |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms | |
| Synonyms: | peripatus velvet_worm | |
| Related terms: | arthropod Plicatoperipatus_jamaicensis Onychophora | |
| Similar spelling: |
Onychophora |
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