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  1. Peripatus
    Pe·rip'a·tus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a walking about.] (Zoology) A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/56

  2. peripatus
    <zoology> A genus of lowly organised arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A walking about. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?peripatus

  3. Peripatus
    • (n.) A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/peripatus/

  4. Peripatus
    (from the article `social behaviour in animals`) Peripatus and its relatives, the onychophorans, are intermediate between annelid worms and arthropods and have well-developed parental systems. Some ... A common genus is Peripatus, found in the West Indies, Central America, and the northern parts of ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/45

  5. Peripatus
    Peripatus is a genus of Onychophora (velvet worms). It is an invertebrate which gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. It is said to be a living fossil because it has been unchanged for approximately {Ma|570|million years}. Peripatus are native to scattered places around the world inclu...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripatus

  6. Peripatus
    Peripatus is a genus of arthropods which in external appearance resemble millipedes or caterpillars. The colouring is varied, but in life the skin has usually a velvety appearance. The head bears two long antennae, at the base of which the eyes are placed. The mouth is ventral, and contains two roof...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BP.HTM

  7. peripatus
    1) Arthropod 2) Onychophoran 3) Velvet worm
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/peripatus/1

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