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phasmid


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phasmid  \Phas"mid\,  n.  [See  {Phasm}.  Probably  so  called  from  its 
  mimicking,  or  appearing  like  inanimate  objects.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  orthopterous  insect  of  the  family  {Phasmid[ae]},  as  a 
  leaf  insect  or  a  stick  insect. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  phasmid 
  n  :  large  cylindrical  or  flattened  mostly  tropical  insects  with 
  long  strong  legs  that  feed  on  plants;  walking  sticks  and 
  leaf  insects  [syn:  {phasmid  insect}] 




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