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noun
Any onychophoran of the genus Peripatus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: onychophoran, velvet worm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arthropod
Narrower terms: Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis
History
From the genus name, from Ancient Greek περῐ́πᾰτος (perĭ́pătos, “walking”).
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