Found 2 items, similar to Onychophora.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Onychophora Onychophora n : 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: class Onychophora]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Onychophora Onychophora \On`y*choph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, a claw + ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Malacopoda. [1913 Webster] Malacopoda \Mal`a*cop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora. [1913 Webster] Note: They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antenn[ae]. The tranche[ae] are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. Peripatus is the only known genus. See Peripatus. [1913 Webster]