onychophora Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    class Onychophora.

WordNet

On`y*choph"o*ra noun plural
Etymology
NL., from Gr. , , a claw + .
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Malacopoda.

Webster 1913