Found 2 items, similar to onychophoran.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: onychophoran onychophoran n : any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms [syn: velvet worm, peripatus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: onychophoran onychophoran \onychophoran\ n. Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms; a member of the Onychophora, also called Malacopoda. See Malacopoda. Syn: velvet worm, peripatus. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]