"onychophoran" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: onychophorans [plural]
Etymology: From scientific Latin Onychophora (corresponding to onycho- + -phore) + -an. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Onychophora|phylum}} Onychophora, {{confix|en|onycho|phore}} onycho- + -phore, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} onychophoran (plural onychophorans)
  1. (zoology) Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animals Synonyms: velvet worm Translations (a carnivorous ecdysozoan worm): onicóforo (Galician), 有爪動物 (yūsō dōbutsu) (Japanese), ngāokeoke (Maori), pazurnica [feminine] (Polish), pratchawiec [masculine] (Polish), onicóforo [masculine] (Portuguese), onicóforo [masculine] (Spanish), klomask [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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