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Onychophoran

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peripatusnoun(zoology) Any onychophoran of the genus Peripatus
velvet wormnounAny worm of the phylum Onychophora: an ecdysozoan organism with tiny eyes, antennae, multiple pairs of legs, and slime glands.

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velvet wormnounAny worm of the phylum Onychophora: an ecdysozoan organism with tiny eyes, antennae, multiple pairs of legs, and slime glands.
peripatusnoun(zoology) Any onychophoran of the genus Peripatus
onchocercidnoun(zoology) Any nematode in the family Onchocercidae.
onychodontidnoun(zoology) Any extinct fish the family Onychodontidae
onychoteuthidnoun(zoology) Any squid in the family Onychoteuthidae.
onychodontnounSynonym of onychodontid.
onychochilidnoun(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Onychochilidae.
oniscoidnoun(zoology) A member of the Oniscoidea; a woodlouse.
onchidiidnoun(zoology) Any slug in the family Onchidiidae.
onuphid(zoology) Any polychaete worm of the family Onuphidae.
oniscidnoun(zoology) Any of the Oniscidae; a woodlouse.
onchobothriidnounAny tapeworm of the family Onchobothriidae
oniscideannoun(zoology) Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea; a woodlouse.
ochyroceratidnoun(zoology) Any spider in the family Ochyroceratidae.
orthonectidnoun(zoology) Any of the Orthonectida, a small phylum of parasites of marine invertebrates.
orthonychidnoun(zoology) Any logrunner in the family Orthonychidae.
ecdysozoannoun(zoology) Any of a group of protostomes of the superphylum Ecdysozoa, known for shedding their exoskeleton.
opheliidnoun(zoology) Any polychaete worm of the family Opheliidae.
oweniidnoun(zoology) Any polychaete worm of the family Oweniidae.
ochodaeidnoun(entomology, taxonomy) Any beetle in the family Ochodaeidae.

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