velvet worm
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From their velvety skin texture and worm-like appearance.
Noun
[edit]velvet worm (plural velvet worms)
- A worm of the phylum Onychophora: an ecdysozoan organism with tiny eyes, antennae, multiple pairs of legs, and slime glands.
Translations
[edit]worm of Onychophora — see onychophoran
Further reading
[edit]- velvet worm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Onychophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Onychophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons