Meaning of ONYCHOPHORA
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | class Onychophora |
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| | See Also: | | Arthropoda, class, family Peripatidae, family Peripatopsidae, onychophoran, Peripatidae, Peripatopsidae, peripatus, phylum Arthropoda, velvet worm | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \On`y*choph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, a
claw + ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
Malacopoda.
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