PHASMID

phasmid, phasmid insect

(noun) large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

phasmid (plural phasmids)

(entomology) Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect). [from 19th c.]

(nematology) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes. [from 20th c.]

A phagemid.

Anagrams

• amphids, dampish

Source: Wiktionary

Phas"mid, n. Etym: [See Phasm. Probably so called from its mimicking, or appearing like, inanimate objects.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any orthopterous insect of the family Phasmidæ, as a leaf insect or a stick insect.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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