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[ noun ]
enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids
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Onychophora \On`y*choph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, a
claw + ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
Malacopoda.


Malacopoda \Mal`a*cop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. malako`s
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}.