Peripatus

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peripatus (pəˈrɪpətəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any of a genus of wormlike arthropods having a segmented body and short unjointed limbs: belonging to the phylum Onychophora
 
[from New Latin, from Greek peripatos a pacing about; see peripatetic]

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peripatus

noun
any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms [syn: onychophoran
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