/ Dictionary / Index O onychophoran: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: on•y•choph•o•ran Pronunciation: (on"i-kof'ur-un), [key] — n. any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: onychophoran (Thesaurus) onychophagia -onym Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language