Definition of Peripatus in English :

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Peripatus meaning in English

Meaning of Peripatus in English

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Peripatus pronunciation in English

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Peripatus

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Noun

1. onychophoran, peripatus, velvet worm

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

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Peripatus

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noun
any of a genus of wormlike arthropods having a segmented body and short unjointed limbs: belonging to the phylum Onychophora

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Peripatus

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