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peripatus
pe·rip·a·tus [ pə ríppətəss ] (plural pe·rip·a·tus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
zoology 
Same as  onychophoran
[Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek peripatos< peri "around" + patos "way"]
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