1) Arthropod 2) Living fossil 3) Onychophoran 4) Velvet worm
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1) Onychophoran
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Peripatus is a genus of Onychophora (velvet worms). == Evolutionary position == Peripatus is an invertebrate, said to be a living fossil because the living members appear similar to fossil species as much as {Ma|570|million years} old, and because the group is transitional between the Arthropoda (including crustaceans and insects) and primitive Ec...
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• (n.) A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda.
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(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 South America. About 20 species of Per...
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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.
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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 roofed jaws. At the sides of the mouth there are a pai...
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