HyperDic: class_onychophora

English > 1 sense of the expression class Onychophora:
NOUNanimalclass Onychophora, Onychophoraenigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial / terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions
English > class Onychophora: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningenigmatic 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.
SynonymOnychophora
Member ofArthropoda, phylum Arthropodajointed-foot invertebrates
MembersPeripatidae, family PeripatidaeA family of Onychophora
Peripatopsidae, family PeripatopsidaeA family of Onychophora
onychophoran, velvet worm, peripatusAny of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests / forests having characteristics / characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanishonicóforos
CatalanOnychophora

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