Peripatid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Peripatid is a noun meaning (zoology) A velvet worm of the family Peripatidae.
Meaning
(zoology) A velvet worm of the family Peripatidae.
Example Sentences
Peripatids were already in South-East Asia in the early Cretaceous, and had made the journey the long, early way through Europe, rather than rafting in on India, and subsequently went extinct in the rest of Laurasia.
Word Forms
- peripatids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peripatopsid, perimylopid, peramelid, peripsocid, periptychid, paratropidid.
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