velvet worm
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From their velvety skin texture and worm-like appearance.
Noun[edit]
velvet worm (plural velvet worms)
- A worm of the phylum Onychophora: an ecdysozoan organism with tiny eyes, antennae, multiple pairs of legs, and slime glands.
Translations[edit]
worm of Onychophora — see onychophoran
Further reading[edit]
velvet worm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Onychophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Onychophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
