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Definition of Peripatus
1. Noun. Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms.
Exact synonyms: Onychophoran, Velvet Worm
Generic synonyms: Arthropod
Group relationships: Class Onychophora, Onychophora
Specialized synonyms: Plicatoperipatus Jamaicensis
Generic synonyms: Arthropod
Group relationships: Class Onychophora, Onychophora
Specialized synonyms: Plicatoperipatus Jamaicensis
Definition of Peripatus
1. n. A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda.
Definition of Peripatus
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Medical Definition of Peripatus
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