class Onychophora

class Onychophora
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
Syn: ↑Onychophora
Hypernyms: ↑class
Member Holonyms: ↑Arthropoda, ↑phylum Arthropoda
Member Meronyms:

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