twig insect
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twig borer — noun : any of various small beetles or their larvae or the larvae of small moths that bore in twigs of trees or shrubs compare apple twig borer, peach twig borer * * * any of several beetles, beetle larvae, or moth larvae that bore into the twigs … Useful english dictionary
branch and twig borer — ▪ insect also called false powder post borers any of approximately 700 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) that live in dry wood or under tree bark. Branch and twig borers range in size from 3 to 20 mm (0.1 to 0.8 inch). However, the… … Universalium
stick insect — ► NOUN ▪ a long, slender, slow moving insect that resembles a twig … English terms dictionary
walking twig — walking stick, walking straw or walking twig noun A stick insect • • • Main Entry: ↑walk … Useful english dictionary
stick insect — noun a long, slender, slow moving insect that resembles a twig. [Family Phasmatidae: many species.] … English new terms dictionary
stick insect — /ˈstɪk ˌɪnsɛkt / (say stik .insekt) noun 1. any of certain orthopterous insects of the order Phasmatodea, with long, slender, twig like or leaf like bodies. 2. → titan stick insect …
spiny leaf insect — noun a phasmid, Extatosoma tiaratum, which hangs from a leaf or twig and resembles a curled leaf in colours ranging from green to brown depending on the vegetation eaten, wattle leaves producing green, and eucalypts dark brown insects …
gelechiid moth — ▪ insect any of more than 4,500 species of moths (order Lepidoptera), some of which are important pests. The brown adults have gray or silver markings and average 19 mm (3/4 inch) in wingspan. The hindwings have somewhat concave outer… … Universalium
mimicry — /mim ik ree/, n., pl. mimicries. 1. the act, practice, or art of mimicking. 2. Biol. the close external resemblance of an organism, the mimic, to some different organism, the model, such that the mimic benefits from the mistaken identity, as… … Universalium
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
