Velvet Worm (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The biologists in the tropical forest were fascinated by the unusual characteristics of the velvet worm they had just discovered, exhibiting features of both arthropods and annelid worms.
- During the night excursion, they managed to spot a handful of velvet worms that were slowly making their way through the underbrush in search of their next meal.
- This particular species of velvet worm depended greatly on its velvety skin for protection and for sensing the humid environment.
- Some species of velvet worms develop striking colors that serve as a warning sign to potential predators of the toxic substance they produce for defense.
- Researchers carefully collected samples of the velvet worm to further analyze the arthropod-like appendages that set them apart from ordinary annelid worms.