Definition of "onychophoran"

onychophoran

noun
plural onychophorans
1. (zoology) Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora.
  Quotations
  When India collided with Asia (incidentally creating the Himalayas), the onychophorans could spread northwards from India instead.
  2016 October 12, Susannah Lydon, “How did the velvet worm cross the world? The answer lies in amber”, in The Guardian‎