PHASMID


Meaning of PHASMID in English

[phas.mid] n [NL Phasmida, group name, fr. Phasma, type genus, fr. Gk, apparition, fr. phainein to show--more at fancy] (1872): any of an order (Phasmatodea syn. Phasmida) of large cylindrical or sometimes flattened chiefly tropical insects (as a walking stick) with long strong legs, strictly phytophagous habits, and slight metamorphosis -- phasmid adj

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