velvet worm

noun

Meaning

A worm of the phylum Onychophora: an ecdysozoan organism with tiny eyes, antennae, multiple pairs of legs, and slime glands.

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Related words

onychophoran(English)peripatus(English)vermicule(English)fleshworm(English)eelworm(English)vermeologist(English)onychopsin(English)segmented worm(English)

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Sources

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