PERIPATUS

onychophoran, velvet worm, peripatus

(noun) any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

peripatus (plural peripatuses)

(zoology) Any onychophoran of the genus Peripatus

Source: Wiktionary

Pe*rip"a*tus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition