noun
velvet worm; Onychophora
Scientific term for the phylum Onychophora; used in biology and zoology contexts.
有爪動物は、カギムシとも呼ばれる。
Velvet worms are also called peripatus.
From 有爪 (having claws) + 動物 (animal), referring to the claw-like appendages of velvet worms.