Associations to the word «Peripatus»

Wiktionary

PERIPATUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Peripatidae   — the onychophorans.
PERIPATUS, noun. (zoology) Any onychophoran of the genus Peripatus

Dictionary definition

PERIPATUS, noun. Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms.

Wise words

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Stephen King