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onychophoran

noun
on·​y·​choph·​o·​ran | \ ˌä-ni-ˈkä-fÉ™-rÉ™n How to pronounce onychophoran (audio) \

Definition of onychophoran

Other Words from onychophoran

onychophoran adjective

First Known Use of onychophoran

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for onychophoran

New Latin Onychophora, group name, from Greek onych-, onyx claw + -phoros -phore

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