Associations to the word «Onychophora»

Wiktionary

ONYCHOPHORA, proper noun. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia   — the velvet worms.

Dictionary definition

ONYCHOPHORA, noun. Enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids.

Wise words

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