Definition of Onychophora. Meaning of Onychophora. Synonyms of Onychophora

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Definition of Onychophora

Onychophora
Malacopoda Mal`a*cop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? soft + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora. 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.
Onychophora
Onychophora On`y*choph"o*ra, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, a claw + ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Malacopoda.

Meaning of Onychophora from wikipedia

- Onychophora /ɒnɪˈkɒfərə/ (from Ancient Gr****: ονυχής, onyches, "claws"; and φέρειν, pherein, "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their...
- Nereis onychophora is a polychaete worm of the phylum Annelida. The type locality is in the Seram Sea, Indonesia. The specific epithet, onychophora /ɒnɪˈkɒfərə/...
- "peripatus" (unitalicised and uncapitalised) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides Peripatus...
- as the three living panarthropod groups (Arthropoda, Tardigrada and Onychophora) are thought to have evolved from lobopodian ancestors. The Lobopodian...
- are missing. The Ecdysozoa include the following phyla: Arthropoda, Onychophora, Tardigrada, Kinorhyncha, Priapulida, Loricifera, Nematoda, and Nematomorpha...
- containing the extant phyla Arthropoda, Tardigrada (water bears) and Onychophora (velvet worms). Panarthropods also include extinct marine legged worms...
-   Extinct in the wild (EW): 15 species   Critically endangered (CR): 987 species   Endangered (EN): 1,163 species   Vulnerable (VU): 2,178 species   Near...
- extinct phylum of marine animals that are similar to modern terrestrial Onychophora (velvet worms). Notable differences are the lack of jaws and antennae...
- Onychophora  Tactopoda ...
- The velvet worm (Onychophora) is closely related to arthropods...