NOUN | animal | class Onychophora, Onychophora | enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial / terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions |
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Meaning | enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial / terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct / distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids. | |
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Synonym | Onychophora | |
Member of | Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda | jointed-foot invertebrates |
Members | Peripatidae, family Peripatidae | A family of Onychophora |
Peripatopsidae, family Peripatopsidae | A family of Onychophora | |
onychophoran, velvet worm, peripatus | Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests / forests having characteristics / characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms | |
Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
Spanish | onicóforos | |
Catalan | Onychophora |
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