English
Detailed Synonyms for velvet worm in English
velvet worm:
velvet worm [the ~] noun
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the velvet worm
– any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms 1the peripatus; the velvet worm; the onychophoran– any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms 1