velvet worm

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English

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Etymology

From their velvety skin texture and worm-like appearance.

Noun

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

worm of Onychophora — see onychophoran

Further reading

velvet worm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Onychophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Onychophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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