phasmid
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noun \ˈfaz-məd\Definition of PHASMID
: any of an order (Phasmatodea syn. Phasmida) of large cylindrical or sometimes flattened chiefly tropical insects (as a walking stick) that have long legs, strictly phytophagous habits, and incomplete metamorphosis and that include forms resembling leaves or twigs
— phasmid adjective
Origin of PHASMID
New Latin Phasmida, group name, from Phasma, type genus, from Greek, apparition, from phainein to show — more at fancy
First Known Use: 1872
phas·mid
noun \ˈfas-mid\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PHASMID
: either of the paired lateral postanal organs characteristic of most parasitic nematodes and usually regarded as chemoreceptors—see phasmidia
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