Onychophora
/ˌɒnɪˈkɒfərə/- Zoology a small phylum of terrestrial invertebrates which comprises the velvet worms such as peripatus. They share characteristics with the arthropods and annelids, having a long soft segmented body with stubby legs (lobopods).【动】有爪门; 有爪门动物。
派生词
onychophoran
adjective & noun词源
modern Latin (plural), from Greek onux, onukh- 'nail, claw' + -phoros 'bearing'.