Onychophoran
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- peripatusvelvet worm
- plural
- Onychophorans
- possessive
- Onychophoran's
- pluralpossessive
- Onychophorans'