PERIPATUS

Meaning of PERIPATUS in English

[pe.rip.a.tus] n [NL, genus name, fr. Gk peripatos act of walking about, fr. peri- + patein to tread] (ca. 1931): any of a class or phylum (Onychophora) of primitive tropical wormlike invertebrates that appear intermediate between annelid worms and arthropods

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PERIPATUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek peripatos act of walking about, from peri- + patein to tread Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PERIPATUS — pəˈripəd.əs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek peripatos act of walking, place for walking, from peri- + patos path — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIPATUS — (n.) A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda.
Английский словарь Webster
PERIPATUS — ( n. ) A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIPATUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek peripatos act of walking about, from peri- + patein to tread Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERIPATUS — noun a genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in south africa, australia, and tropical america. it constitutes the order malacopoda.
Webster English vocab
PERIPATUS — Pronunciation: p ə - ' ri-p ə -t ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek peripatos …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ONYCHOPHORAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Onychophora, group name, from Greek onych-, onyx claw + -phoros -phore Date: circa 1890 peripatus , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ONYCHOPHORAN — Any of about 90 species of free-living terrestrial invertebrates in the class Onychophora (sometimes considered a phylum). They are sometimes …
Английский словарь Британика
PERIPATETIC — I. ˌperəpəˈted.]ik, -et], ]ēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English perypatetik, from Latin peripateticus, from peripateticus, adjective 1. usually …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIPATOPSIS — pəˌripəˈtäpsə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from Peripatus + -opsis 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Peripatopsidae) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIPATOID — pəˈripəˌtȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Peripatus + English -oid 1. : of or relating to the genus Peripatus 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIPATIDEA — ˌperəpəˈtidēə Etymology: New Latin, from Peripatus + -idea synonym of onychophora
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONYCHOPHORAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Onychophora, group name, from Greek onych-, onyx claw + -phoros -phore Date: circa 1890 : peripatus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONYCHOPHORAN — [on.y.choph.o.ran] n [NL Onychophora, group name, fr. Gk onych-, onyx claw + -phoros -phore] (ca. 1890): peripatus -- onychophoran adj
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VELVET WORM — ( phylumOnychophora ) any of about 70 wormlike species of ancient, terrestrial invertebrates with short, thick legs and a dry, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEDGWICK, ADAM — born Sept. 28, 1854, Norwich, Norfolk, Eng. died Feb. 27, 1913, London English zoologist who is best known for his …
Britannica English vocabulary
ONYCHOPHORAN — n. Any of about 90 species of free-living terrestrial invertebrates in the class Onychophora (sometimes considered a phylum). They are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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