Associations to the word «Phasmid»

Wiktionary

PHASMID, noun. (entomology) Any insect of the order Phasmatodea; the leaf insects and walking sticks. [from 19th c.]
PHASMID, noun. (nematology) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes. [from 20th c.]
PHASMID, noun. A phagemid.

Dictionary definition

PHASMID, noun. Large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects.

Wise words

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