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单词 onychophoran
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
on•y•choph•o•ran  (on′i kofər ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsany small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
  • Greek onycho-, combining form of ónyx; see onyx) + Neo-Latin -phora, neuter plural of -phorus -phore + -an
  • Neo-Latin Onychophor(a) phylum name (
  • 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
onychophoran /ˌɒnɪˈkɒfərən/ n
  1. any wormlike terrestrial invertebrate of the phylum Onychophora, having a segmented body, short unjointed limbs, and breathing by means of tracheae: intermediate in structure and evolutionary development between annelids and arthropods
Etymology: from New Latin Onychophora, from Greek onukh- nail, claw + -phore
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