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noun
Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, nematology, zoology
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noun
A phagemid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: phasmid insect
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insect
Narrower terms: walking stick, walkingstick, stick insect, walking leaf, leaf insect
History
From Latin phasma (“apparition, specter, phantom”) + -id (nominal suffix), from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
