genus peripatus

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   type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New World tropical regions

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofPeripatidae

Questions about genus peripatus

What does genus peripatus mean?

genus peripatus means "type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New World tropical regions".

Is genus peripatus a common word?

genus peripatus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.