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
From the genus name.
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
8 May 2024
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