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peripatus

/pəˈrɪp.ə.təs/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa um animal vermiforme e aveludado, carnívoro, que vive em florestas tropicais úmidas e apresenta características tanto de artrópodes quanto de anelídeos.

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noun

/pəˈrɪp.ə.təs/C2formalscientific
  • ptSubstantivo que designa um animal vermiforme e aveludado, carnívoro, que vive em florestas tropicais úmidas e apresenta características tanto de artrópodes quanto de anelídeos.

A noun referring to a velvet-skinned, wormlike carnivorous animal found in tropical forests, possessing characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms.

  1. Velvet wormC2formalscientific

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

    ptPeripato

    • The peripatus is often studied for its evolutionary significance.
    • Peripatus species are found in humid tropical forests around the world.
    • Unlike true worms, peripatus has a pair of antennae and multiple pairs of legs.
    • The velvet worm, or peripatus, uses a sticky slime to capture its prey.

    Sinônimosonychophoranvelvet worm

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  • peripati' possessive plural form
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  • peripatus's possessive singular form