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onychophoran en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora.
   • When India collided with Asia (incidentally creating the Himalayas), the onychophorans could spread northwards from India instead. 2016 October 12, Susannah Lydon, “How did the velvet worm cross the world? The answer lies in amber”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Synonyms

velvet worm

Translations (8)

pl pazurnica (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm) · gl onicóforo (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm) · mi ngāokeoke (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm) · pt onicóforo (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm) · ja 有爪動物 (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm) · sv klomask (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm) · es onicóforo (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm) · pl pratchawiec (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm)