English Explanatory Dictionary

phasmid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
  2. Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.
  3. A phagemid.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæz.mɪd/

Word forms

phasmid phasmids

Etymology

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

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