Family Peripatidae (Noun)
Meaning
A family of Onychophora.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Peripatidae is one of the two main families of velvet worms, along with Peripatopsidae.
- The family Peripatidae contains about 26 species from the tropical regions of Central and South America.
- Peripatidae is characterized by the presence of a single pair of ovaries or testes in individuals.
- The family Peripatidae was first described by the British zoologist Evans in 1901.
- Peripatidae belongs to the order Neotropicoidea and contains a wide range of Peripatus species.