onychophora

1. 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 (synset 102002028)
   is a type of: class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
   member holonym:

   • onychophoran, peripatus, velvet worm - any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
   • family peripatidae, peripatidae - a family of Onychophora
   • family peripatopsidae, peripatopsidae - a family of Onychophora
   belongs to: arthropoda, phylum arthropoda - jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
   same as: class onychophora

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