English noun: class Onychophora | |||
1. | class Onychophora (animal) enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids | ||
Synonyms | Onychophora | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class | ||
Member holonym | family Peripatidae, family Peripatopsidae, onychophoran, Peripatidae, Peripatopsidae, peripatus, velvet worm | ||
Member meronym | Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda | ||