| 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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