Etymology

onychophoran

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Today it means: Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora. Full definition →

First used 19th c.translingual Onychophora
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  1. translingual · derived fromOnychophora
  2. English todayonychophoran

From translingual Onychophora (corresponding to onycho- + -phore) + -an.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora.

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