peripatus
noun
pe·rip·a·tus
pə-ˈri-pə-təs 
: any of a class or phylum (Onychophora) of primitive tropical wormlike invertebrates that appear intermediate between annelid worms and arthropods
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“Peripatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peripatus. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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