We found 1 definitions of class onychophora from 1 different sources.
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class onychophora - 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 | ||
Onychophora, class Onychophora | ||
class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class" | ||
arthropoda, phylum arthropoda jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes | ||
onychophoran, peripatus, velvet worm any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms | ||
family peripatidae, peripatidae a family of Onychophora |