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onychophoran

onyc·hop·ho·ran

uncommon

noun

1.

any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms

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From translingual Onychophora (corresponding to onycho- + -phore) + -an.

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