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Onychophora 有爪动物门 有爪动物门 Onychophora n 1: enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids [ synonym: { Onychophora}, { class Onychophora}] Onychophora \ On` y* choph" o* ra\, n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. ?, ?, a claw ?.] ( Zool.) Malacopoda. [ 1913 Webster]
Malacopoda \ Mal` a* cop" o* da\, prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako` s soft - poda.] ( Zool.) A class of air- breathing Arthropoda; -- called also { Protracheata}, and { Onychophora}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty- three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antennae. The trancheae are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. { Peripatus} is the only known genus. See { Peripatus}. [ 1913 Webster]
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