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onychophoran

onychophoran noun: any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora.

Noun

onychophoran (plural onychophorans)

  1. Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora.
    • When India collided with Asia (incidentally creating the Himalayas), the onychophorans could spread northwards from India instead.2016 October 12, Susannah Lydon, “How did the velvet worm cross the world? The answer lies in amber”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    velvet worm

Synonyms of onychophoran

Forms of onychophoran

pluralonychophorans

Origin of onychophoran

From translingual Onychophora (corresponding to onycho- + -phore) + -an.

Questions about onychophoran

What does onychophoran mean?
Onychophoran means any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora.
What part of speech is onychophoran?
Onychophoran is a noun.
What is the plural of onychophoran?
The plural of onychophoran is onychophorans.

Words near onychophoran in the dictionary

  1. onychopathy
  2. onychophagia
  3. onychophagist
  4. onychophagists
  5. onychophagy
  6. onychophoran
  7. onychophorans
  8. onychopod
  9. onychopods
  10. onychopsin
  11. onychopsins

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