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Phasmid
//ˈfæz.mɪd// noun
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Noun
- 1 Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
"A giant phasmid (or stick insect) from India whose cage was over two metres tall spent long hours standing upon a perpendicular branch and staring into Mother's eyes."
- 2 large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects wordnet
- 3 Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.
- 4 A phagemid.
Etymology
From Latin phasma (“apparition, specter, phantom”) + -id (nominal suffix), from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”).
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