peripatus
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.pe·rip·a·tus
noun \pə-ˈri-pə-təs\Definition of PERIPATUS
: any of a class or phylum (Onychophora) of primitive tropical wormlike invertebrates that appear intermediate between annelid worms and arthropods
Origin of PERIPATUS
New Latin, genus name, from Greek peripatos act of walking about, from peri- + patein to tread
First Known Use: circa 1931
Rhymes with PERIPATUS
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: peripeteia
Previous Word in the Dictionary: peripatopsis
All Words Near: peripatus
Previous Word in the Dictionary: peripatopsis
All Words Near: peripatus
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up peripatus? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
