peripatus Peripatopsis • Peripatus · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · peripatus · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms. Synonyms: onychophoran, velvet worm. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · onychophoran · · Synonym 1 velvet worm · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075