peripatus vs velvet worm

peripatus and velvet worm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peripatus	Yes	No	No	No
velvet worm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, peripatus and velvet worm are synonyms defined as:

peripatus and velvet worm: any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms

Other synonyms of peripatus include onychophoran.

peripatus (noun)	velvet worm (noun)
any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms	any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms