/on'i kof"euhr euhn/ , n.
any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
[ 1885-90; Onychophor ( a ) phylum name ( onycho-, comb. form of ónyx; see ONYX) + NL -phora, neut. pl. of -phorus -PHORE + -AN ]