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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

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
peripatusvelvet worm
plural
Onychophorans
possessive
Onychophoran's
pluralpossessive
Onychophorans'