Phasmid


[faz-mid] /ˈfæz mɪd/

noun
1.
any insect of the order Phasmida, comprising the walking sticks and leaf insects.
adjective
2.
of or relating to the phasmids.
/ˈfæzmɪd/
noun
1.
any plant-eating insect of the mainly tropical order Phasmida: includes the leaf insects and stick insects
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the order Phasmida

phasmid phas·mid (fāz’mĭd)
n.
Either of a pair of caudal chemoreceptors occurring in nematodes of the class, Secernentea.

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