Useful english dictionary. 2012.
phasmid — noun large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects • Syn: ↑phasmid insect • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑walking stick, ↑walkingstick, ↑stick insect … Useful english dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phasmid (disambiguation) — Phasmid may refer to: *Phasmatodea, the insect group which contains stick insects and walking sticks *Phagemid, a vector used in gene cloning … Wikipedia
Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate … Wikipedia
phasmid — /ˈfæzmɪd/ (say fazmid) noun any insect of the genus Phasmatidae, with long antennae and an abdomen which is cylindrical or sometimes flattened so as to resemble a stick or leaf, as a stick insect or a leaf insect. Also, phasmatid /ˈfæzmətɪd/ (say …
phasmid — /faz mid/, n. 1. any insect of the order Phasmida, comprising the walking sticks and leaf insects. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the phasmids. [1870 75; < NL Phasmida the order name, equiv. to Phasm(a) the type genus ( < Gk phásma apparition, so… … Universalium
phasmid — noun a) Any insect of the order Phasmida; the leaf insects and walking sticks b) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes … Wiktionary
phasmid — phas•mid [[t]ˈfæz mɪd[/t]] n. ent any insect of the order Phasmida, characterized by long slender legs and antennae and a wingless, twiglike body: includes walking sticks and leaf insects • Etymology: 1870–75; < NL Phasmida=Phasm(a) the type… … From formal English to slang
stick insect — noun any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies • Syn: ↑walking stick, ↑walkingstick • Hypernyms: ↑phasmid, ↑phasmid insect • Hyponyms: ↑diapheromera, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
leaf insect — noun tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies • Syn: ↑walking leaf • Hypernyms: ↑phasmid, ↑phasmid insect • Member Holonyms: ↑Phyllium, ↑genus Phyllium … Useful english dictionary
