Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > O Synonyms of onychophoran Find synonyms for: Noun1. onychophoran, velvet worm, peripatus, arthropodusage: any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid wormsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of onychophoran (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hortatory Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language