velvet worm

English

Peripatoides indigo

Etymology

From velvet +‎ worm. Named after their velvety skin texture and worm-like appearance.

Noun

velvet worm (plural velvet worms)

1. A worm of the phylum Onychophora: an ecdysozoan organism with tiny eyes, antennae, multiple pairs of legs, and slime glands.

Translations

worm of Onychophora — see onychophoran

Further reading

• velvet worm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Onychophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Onychophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons