Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Phasmid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
phasmid
n : large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with
long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and
leaf insects [syn: {phasmid insect}]
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