onychophoran

English

Etymology

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

Noun

onychophoran (plural onychophorans)

1. (zoology) Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora. [from 19th c.]
   • 2016 October 12, Susannah Lydon, “How did the velvet worm cross the world? The answer lies in amber”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     When India collided with Asia (incidentally creating the Himalayas), the onychophorans could spread northwards from India instead.

Synonyms

• velvet worm

Translations

a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm

• Galician: onicóforo (gl)
• Japanese: 有爪動物 (yūsō dōbutsu)
• Maori: ngāokeoke
• Polish: pazurnica f, pratchawiec m
• Portuguese: onicóforo m
• Spanish: onicóforo m
• Swedish: klomask c