velvet worm

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	Definition:		[n]  any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
	Synonyms:		onychophoran, peripatus
	See Also:		arthropod, class Onychophora, Onychophora, Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis