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| phas·mid [ fázmid ] |
noun (plural phas·mids) |
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tropical plant-eating insect: a tropical plant-eating insect that has a body that looks like a twig with long legs and antennae. Walking stick insects and leaf insects are phasmids. Family Phasmidae.
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relating to phasmids: belonging or relating to the phasmids
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Phasmida< Greek phasma "apparition" < phainein "to show"] |
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