phasmid

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/ˈfæz.mɪd/

Definition of phasmid

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noun

Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).

“A giant phasmid (or stick insect) from India whose cage was over two metres tall spent long hours standing upon a perpendicular branch and staring into Mother's eyes.”

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noun

Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).

“A giant phasmid (or stick insect) from India whose cage was over two metres tall spent long hours standing upon a perpendicular branch and staring into Mother's eyes.”
Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.
A phagemid.

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From Latin phasma (“apparition, specter, phantom”) + -id (nominal suffix), from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”).

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