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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(zoology) Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora..
When India collided with Asia (incidentally creating the Himalayas), the onychophorans could spread northwards from India instead.
Use onychophoran when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Onychophoran means (zoology) Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora..
Common synonyms include velvet worm, peripatus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When India collided with Asia (incidentally creating the Himalayas), the onychophorans could spread northwards from India instead.
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