| 单词 | leaf insect |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleaf insect leaf insect n. any of various large tropical insects constituting the family Phyllidae, related to the stick insects, which are strikingly camouflaged to resemble green or dead leaves; also called walking leaf, wandering leaf. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Phasmida > family Phasmidae walking stick1760 leaf insect1795 spectre1798 stick insect1826 spectrum1838 phasmid1864 stick bug1868 twig insect1882 witch's horse1894 1795 N. Dwight Short but Comprehensive Syst. Geogr. of World 137 The leaf-insect, which resembles a withered leaf eaten by a caterpillar, is a native of this country. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. ii. vi. 251 Eggs of the leaf insect. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 316 Leaf-insects and stick-insects are famous for their close resemblance to leaves and dry twigs respectively. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies vi. 139 Leaf insects are often very convincing leaf mimics. < as lemmas |
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