Onychophoran
[on-i-kof-er-uh n] /ˌɒn ɪˈkɒf ər ən/
noun
1.
any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
/ˌɒnɪˈkɒfərən/
noun
1.
any wormlike terrestrial invertebrate of the phylum Onychophora, having a segmented body, short unjointed limbs, and breathing by means of tracheae: intermediate in structure and evolutionary development between annelids and arthropods
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