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phasmid insect

DEFINITIONS OF: phasmid insect

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

Synonyms:
phasmid
Types:
stick insect, walking stick, walkingstick
any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
leaf insect, walking leaf
tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
Diapheromera femorata, diapheromera
a variety of stick insect
Type of:
insect
small air-breathing arthropod
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